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henpeckedmuch Ex Member	help identify Winchester barrel wt. Feb 18^th, 2011 at 5:19pm	Print Post
	I have an original Winchester 1885 barrel. It doesn't have the barrel wt. # stamped on the bottom like most of them. Please help me to identify the size/weight of the barrel. It is 28 in. long. 1 1/8 inches dia. across the flats. And, 1 inch across at the muzzle. Also, If anyone knows what this means please share. On the bottom of the receiver there is a very small number 17 stamped. It is on the front of the receiver near where the forearm is attached on a sort of triangular flat space of the receiver's bottom. Other Highwalls I have only have a dot or on one of them there is two dots on this flat spot. Is this an inspection number?


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rustyrelx Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 474 Location: Wallace Idaho Joined: Oct 9^th, 2007	Re: help identify Winchester barrel wt. Reply #1 - Feb 18^th, 2011 at 6:02pm	Print Post
	Sounds like a #4 Don


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dennismc Junior Member Offline Posts: 60 Location: Eureka, CA Joined: Jan 17^th, 2008	Re: help identify Winchester barrel wt. Reply #2 - Feb 19^th, 2011 at 1:24pm	Print Post
	I agree that it sounds like a #4 barrel. For what it is worth, I have a low wall that was shipped in 1906 that has a "17" stamped in the same place. I always assumed it to be some kind of inspector's mark.


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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1741 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: help identify Winchester barrel wt. Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2011 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	Most of those marked with a 17 that I've seen were .22's. Take your forearm off and see if there is a cutout on the right side of the barrel as you look downrange for the kicking extractor. Bob


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henpeckedmuch Ex Member	Re: help identify Winchester barrel wt. Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2011 at 9:25pm	Print Post
	(Old Wim ) Nothing there, The barrel was originally a 40-70ss, it has been relined and converted to 40-50ss. This was done by taking some off of the breach area rethreading and cutting a new dovetail into the under side of the barrel for the main spring. It has CSDS triggers, and is set up for breach seating.


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