Winchester Model 1932? +++NOW WITH PICTURE+++

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I have a book on hunting rifles that was given to me by a fellow from Hungary. It has several hundred pictures and descriptions of rifles and shotguns. One picture and write-up is about the Winchester Model 1932 semi-automatic rifle. I have never heard of, or seen such a beast before. It has a 3/4 length stock, that ends about (120mm) 4.75" from the muzzle. It has a ventilated heat shield on the barrel. There is a detachable magazine, that appears to hold ~10 rounds. The overall length is given at 1190mm (46.85"), the barrel length is 615mm (24.21") and the caliber is stated as "7.62mm". The serial number is located on the left side of the barrel, right near the receiver and is 191 117. The right side of the barrel there is the word "OAK". On the receiver it says "WINCHESTER PAT U.S.A. MODEL 1932".

Anyone know about these rifles? I did a search and came up empty.
 
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Here is a picture I just scanned....

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Interesting :confused:

I wonder if it's some kind of prototype for the military that wasn't accepted?
Got a Savage look to the palm.

I'll be curious to know if anyone else has any info??

Thanks for the pic 1899 :)
 
It looks like a Browning automatic with a detacable clip, patent of 1900, produced by Remington as Model 8, and by FN of Belgium.

Remington dis####inuet Model 8 in 1936 and replaced it with the improved, Model 81 "Woodmaster", same year. Model 81 was discontinuet in 1951.

The FN model was discontinuet in 1951.

Could this be a Winchester copy of the Browning patent from 1900 ? Browning's patent would have expired in 1925.
 
With a pepper laminate like that it sure isn't a Globco SVT, are there any other markings on the receiver, maybe a date on the top of the receiver ring?
 
MadDog said:
With a pepper laminate like that it sure isn't a Globco SVT, are there any other markings on the receiver, maybe a date on the top of the receiver ring?
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It may look like a laminate, perhaps the scan is poor, but in the original photo I'd say it was not a laminate stock. The write up is quite detailed, but I already wrote, in my first post, all of the markings. On the receiver it says "WINCHESTER PAT U.S.A. MODEL 1932".

Here is a fairly literal translation (my own):

Rifle - first half of the twentieth century. Self-loading, with magazine located centrally in the stock, shoots single bullets (rifle), rifled barrel Winchester, round barrel with perforated air-cooling shield, fixed sights, bead on top of post front sight. Rear-ward sliding bolt, rear of reciever is enclosed. And then some identification mark descriptions as per my first post.
 
snowhunter said:
It looks like a Browning automatic with a detacable clip, patent of 1900, produced by Remington as Model 8, and by FN of Belgium.

Remington dis####inuet Model 8 in 1936 and replaced it with the improved, Model 81 "Woodmaster", same year. Model 81 was discontinuet in 1951.

The FN model was discontinuet in 1951.

Could this be a Winchester copy of the Browning patent from 1900 ? Browning's patent would have expired in 1925.
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Not dissin ya Snow but I have a recoiling barrel Rem 8 & 81 & it sure doesn't look anything like them :confused:

Although stated as a "hunting rifle" the musket type wood leads you to believe a military variance:confused:

Very interesting
 
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