Winchester SRC in 32 Special

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I just bought this carbine and it's branded "City of Toronto" on the rear stock. It's in serial range 697###, which puts it around 1913. I can't find a "C" Broad Arrow anywhere, so it isn't military surplus.

Anyone have some history on how many "TO" had, where they were used, and for how long?

Anyone else have one?


Thanks in advance.
 
Someone posted about a rifle like this last fall.......maybe take a look back around september 2006 and you might have the info you are looking for.
 
Thanks "senior", you're probably right about the 30WCF thing,.... this carbine has an extra proof-mark on the barrel, meaning it was a mail-order barrel from the factory. So maybe they put a 32 barrel on instead? Can you change the barrel without doing any major work?
 
When I joined Toronto Police in 1980 they were trading off Model 94's in .32 Special for Ruger Mini 14's. They also replaced all model 12 and 97 pump shotguns with 870's. I remember being at stores unit on Cranfield Drive and seeing actual cardboard barrels with 25 shotguns or rifles in each. They were offered to employees at 25.00 bucks per gun. Total of 625.00. I remember an old beat cop told me to buy a barrel of them and they would put a kid through college in my future. He was right but I didn't have the cash at 200.00 bucks a week rookie pay. The 94's were in .32 Special in an effort to keep police ammo inventory from shrinking during deer season. It seems the brass felt everyone used a .30 WCF to hunt with. The best ones I recall came out of 11 division on Mavety street. A sleepy division at the time and the long guns saw nothing cleaning and requal shooting. Hopes this little tale sheds some light.

cheers Darryl
 
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Thanks Darryl, if they woulda bought them in 25-35 or 32-40 they're ammo inventory woulda been even safer,..... and made me a happy lad right now!

I guess that story shows how popular the ol' dirty-30 was/is!!
 
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