This Model 90 rifle was made in 1933-1941 after the model name changed, with a 24″ octagon barrel and a straight grip stock with a black buttplate. For many years, the Model 1890 was considered to be the standard for use in shooting galleries, hence its nickname of “gallery gun”. Approximately 764,000 Model 1890 rifles were produced between 18, after which the Model 1890 was replaced by the Model 62. It proved to be the most successful repeating rimfire rifle for general all around shooting ever made by Winchester. Winchester had asked Browning to design the rifle as a replacement for the rimfire versions of the Model 1873, which had never achieved great popularity. Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1890 pump action rifle was designed by John Browning in the late 1880’s, patented in 1888 and renamed the Model 90 in about 1919. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements. Mechanics: The action functions correctly. Overall, this rifle is in Very Good Plus condition. There is some light wear on the receiver and barrel but no notable damage. Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 98% of its metal finish. Overall, the stocks are in Very Good condition.īore Condition: The bore is bright with sharp rifling. The plate has gone to a light-moderate scuffing on the surface, primarily at the heel. The LOP measures 13 1/2″ from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. There is a patch of fill-in repair on the belly. The buttstock has scattered nicks, scuffs and scratches. The forend has a few light nicks and compressions. Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece walnut with ribbed forend, checkered straight grip, straight comb and black hard rubber buttplate. The upper tang is drilled, tapped and installed with a mount and Lyman rear aperture sight. The top rear fo the barrel is drilled, tapped and installed with a mount for rings or optics (not included). The rear sight is a flip-up U-notch sight dovetailed into the barrel with a white diamond reference. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a flip-up aperture beaded post dovetailed into the front of the barrel and is a simple post when the aperture if flipped down. ![]() The lower tang is marked “812388” and the front underside of the receiver is marked “812388”. The upper tang is obscured by a peep sight mount marked “LYMAN / MIDDLEFIELD / CONN. The top of the barrel at the receiver and the top of the receiver’s chamber ring are marked with a circled “WP” proof mark. Markings: The left shoulder of the barrel is marked “MADE IN U.S.A. The Cody Museum letter for a model 1890 says it was originally a WRF built in 1902.Year of Manufacture: 1933-1941 (after 1932, Winchester’s serial application on Models 90 was not sequential and large blocks of serial numbers were skipped)Īction Type: Pump Action Rifle fed by Tubular Magazine ![]() My best guess is that I have a model 1906 that was rebarreled, but it could be a restocked, rebarreled model 1890, or maybe it was made up (but probably not by the factory) from parts. The barrel is a Winchester factory (not aftermarket) barrel that was made sometime around 1930. Based on proof marks on the barrel and receiver (thanks to Trapp55 for lots of work deciphering the proof marks to identify the barrel), the rifle was rebarreled, probably not by the factory, around 1930. It has1906 wood and a 22LR octagonal barrel. The question is whether there two with the same serial number. My understanding is that Winchester used the same receiver for both the 18. Does anybody know if Winchester made duplicate model 1890 / 1906 receivers with the same serial numbers?Īccording to the Winchester Collectors list (thanks to Tuckerd1 for putting lots of good reference material on TFF last year), a Winchester model 1890 serial # 139379 was built in1902 and a model 1906 with the same serial number was built in 1909.
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