Old Winchester lever action

What i determined was that the buckhorn sight on the barrel was moved over ot the right, blocking my view through the peep on the tang sight. Still need a front screw for the tang sight. :)
 
Usually the cracks(two of them) start from the square inside corners of the cutout for the hammer at the forward end of the tang, at least that's where I've seen them crack.
 
Andy said:
Those look like bear claw marks so it's obviously not a bear defense gun. The pitting is probably from using corrosive ammo and not cleaning with full-strength windex within five minutes. Better check the headspace, because hundreds die every year from it - I heard that from the friend of a guy I know who's cousin is a gunsmith. Finally, only use blackpowder, cause smokeless will blow it up (it's designed for BP) and don't ever load it indoors!
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LMAO!!! love it!!!
 
All in all, from what has been shown and said, not a real good candidate for restoration. Stock buggered up, action ruined, bore not great. If it were mine I would part it out and buy a better specimen with the money. You have $200-$300 worth of sights on that rifle, action is worthless, buttstock practically so, unless it has sentimental value for you( like grampa's rifle etc.) BTW the only stocks that were serial numbered to the action were special order stocks( shotgun butt, checkered, pistol grip, deluxe wood etc.) usually marked inside the tang area. If you decide to continue you can get tang sight screws on Ebay out of the states. Make sure you order the ones for a vintage Lyman or Marbles peep as the repro sight screws won't fit the original sights.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
And to cover all the bases, taking into consideration 'global warming':rolleyes: and the possibility of dryer conditions, we're also thinking of bringing in a 'mid east' model:p.
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that is a Bactrian Camel. they are from the High steppe and mongolian desert, not the Middle East, and perfectly adapted to harsh winter conditions.
 
Amphibious said:
that is a Bactrian Camel. they are from the High steppe and mongolian desert, not the Middle East, and perfectly adapted to harsh winter conditions.
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Shhhhh, ;)you weren't supposed to notice that. That particular photo was from an attempt to try them out as pack animals in the B.C. interior during the gold rush days. The classification 'Mid East Quad' was something I jokingly came up with in a discussion with a friend who's into quads in a big way.
 
There is quite an article in the Boarding House in Hat Creek just north of Cache Creek on this camel experience in BC in the old days.
Seems the horses had issues with these stinkie critters when they met up on the narrow trails.
OOOOOOpsz. Doing some jacking here.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
Shhhhh, ;)you weren't supposed to notice that. That particular photo was from an attempt to try them out as pack animals in the B.C. interior during the gold rush days. The classification 'Mid East Quad' was something I jokingly came up with in a discussion with a friend who's into quads in a big way.
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yup, that's supposedly the last of the 16 cows that were brought in in the 1860's. few people know what a massive financial success the project was, to bad really camels don't play well with mules, or it would have gone on much longer.
 
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