Well I have no idea why that second photo is blurry. Hopefully clicking on it will make it visible.
Those pics are Hi-def on the website.
Well I have no idea why that second photo is blurry. Hopefully clicking on it will make it visible.
Those pics are Hi-def on the website.
Photobucket now blurs photos shared on other sites after they've been viewed so many times in a given day I believe. Basically they want you to purchase a subscription from them.
Definitely looks like 14I in the stamp, and since the outer circle is clearly visible on the top and around to the right side towards the bottom I don't think any part of the last letter didn't print that could make it anything else.
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Do you think one of these books will help narrow down the years?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gun-Digest-...YAAOSwiTNdSjZ3
Anyone?
I like what you did with your research, @Grasshopper. I did the same thing with a vintage Buck folding knife and by using the stamps on the blade was able to narrow doen the model and version and even the factory where it was made...even though no real "records" were kept by Buck Knives. Even though the company might not have kept records, narrowing down the date of manufacture is made easier when the market was flooded with these knives. They made thousands and thousands of them. And every time they refined the knife...the stamp changed a little. Just look at what this knife enthusiast did: http://historyofthe110.com/
SO I think you're on the right track. I have a Westernfield Model 14 that was purportedly given to my grandfather as a present in 1933. Every person says the same thing - the guns weren't made until 1934. But at least I'm in the ballpark. And every Westernfield 14 that I've seen on the internet has a model number that expands beyond just "14".
Interestingly, there's a couple of stamps on my barrel. I'm wondering if you've seen any stamps that are symbols. Mone of the stamps is a circle with 3 ticks at the 2, 6 and 10 o'clock position.
Happy to trade info offline. This website's forum doesn't seem to like pasting photos.
Chris
14I would definitely be 1957, I'd say you nailed it.
Yep. The 2 digits in the oval circle are the inspector's stamp and the alpha character, "I" in this case, is the date code.Originally Posted by CalhounRR
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