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22 lr low wall
Aug 5th, 2014 at 9:08pm
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Does anyone know if Browning made a low wall? Not Miroku.My brother just picked one up at a gun show, it has no markings,except a pat.1879 on the tang. Also the bottom of the stock is "possum bellied" It has been rebarreled with a heavy taper 24". The action is just blue and it has nice checkering on the stock and forend. The man he bought it from says its a Browning and he bought it 25 or so years ago. It is accurate,and has a crisp,but 10lb trigger.  We just don"t know who made it...thanks
  
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Re: 22 lr low wall
Reply #1 - Aug 5th, 2014 at 10:35pm
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Sounds like an older Winchester Low Wall.  The early ones did not say Winchester on the receiver, just the patent date.  My Campbell book is at work or I would look up the date they changed the markings.  Is there a serial number on the lower tang?  Some like one of mine have been polished off.

Jack
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Re: 22 lr low wall
Reply #2 - Aug 6th, 2014 at 12:34pm
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Jack is probably right.  I just looked at my 25-20 SS LoWall and there are no Winchester markings on the tang, just on the barrel.  The serial number dates this one as being made in 1890.  The serial number should be on the lower tang as well as the patent date and that will tell you a lot.

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Re: 22 lr low wall
Reply #3 - Aug 8th, 2014 at 11:26am
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Browning did not make low walls, they were introduced by Winchester.... Don
  
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