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Aussie_Hunter Full Member Offline Posts: 198 Location: Hervey Bay,Queensland Joined: Jul 7^th, 2008	Factory Engraved Low wall Feb 2^nd, 2025 at 2:26am	Print Post
	Am looking at a Low wall, that has quite nice engraving on the action and barrel, the engraving is not ostentatious but has about 20% coverage on the action, and around the fore sight. I also collect old Colts, and with them I can (slowly) get authentication letters of how they left the factory, is this possible with old Winchesters ? As always thanks in advance, david a.


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northwoodneil Full Member Offline Posts: 116 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Jul 25^th, 2021	Re: Factory Engraved Low wall Reply #1 - Feb 2^nd, 2025 at 2:06pm	Print Post
	Yes, you can get a factory letter for most Winchesters but it takes a little while. There's a gent over at Winchester Collectors Asso. named Bert Hartman that with the serial number can sometimes give you some quick information about the rifle.


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Crown-C Oldtimer Offline Posts: 531 Location: St. Marys Kansas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2009	Re: Factory Engraved Low wall Reply #2 - Feb 2^nd, 2025 at 2:50pm	Print Post
	You could try the Cody firearms museum and get either a serial number search or a letter. A letter may take a month,but a serial number search normally is one or two days. The serial number search will normally list everything the factory had on the rifle, assuming it’s an old Winchester. I don’t recall the cost of a serial number search if you’re not a member.

	Richard Crown-C Ranch in the Flinthills NRA Life Member ASSRA Member # 10366 Member & Founders Society, Cody Firearms Museum Veteran
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17434 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Factory Engraved Low wall Reply #3 - Feb 2^nd, 2025 at 6:11pm	Print Post
	Crown-C wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2025 at 2:50pm: You could try the Cody firearms museum and get either a serial number search or a letter. A letter may take a month,but a serial number search normally is one or two days. The serial number search will normally list everything the factory had on the rifle, assuming it’s an old Winchester. I don’t recall the cost of a serial number search if you’re not a member. I also think if you pay for a serial number search and then decide to get a letter they credit the payment towards the cost of a letter, so you're not paying twice. It's a good way to see if the letter lists what your gun is before deciding to get a hard copy letter. Some special features are occasionally missing, even though they may be original to the firearm.

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Aussie_Hunter Full Member Offline Posts: 198 Location: Hervey Bay,Queensland Joined: Jul 7^th, 2008	Re: Factory Engraved Low wall Reply #4 - Feb 3^rd, 2025 at 11:07pm	Print Post
	I did a quick on line search and discovered that this rifle #118xxx was built between 1913 when records stopped and 1923 when they re-commenced, the vendor says it was factory engraved so if I get it will get a letter as I do with my Colts. Its in 25/20 WCF which will compliment the 25/20SS ones I have. Thanks for all the feedback, d.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17434 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Factory Engraved Low wall Reply #5 - Feb 4^th, 2025 at 10:19am	Print Post
	If it's built within the range when records stopped then there's no record to check how it left the factory. Just going to have to look very close at the engraving and decide if you think it's real and worth the price. This quote from the Winchester Collectors forum: "The factory warehouse ledger records end at serial number 109999 (July 1910). The Polishing Room serialization records end at 115308 (May 1914)." So yours being above the 115308 wont get any info at all.

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