Dad's gun. I have no pictures as he is 84 years old and not completely computer/cell phone literate but I have my sis going over there in the next month to take pics. Here is the story behind his rifle. Trying to find out more history for him on his rifle.
"Serial # 57957, King's Improvement, Patented March 20,1866 ....October 20, 1880. Round Barrel, Interior Brass Shell Feed and Extractor. with Lever Action. Rear fold down Elevated Sight. While living in White Bear Lake in the late 70's I had a UPS Driver that was a collector of Winchester guns that tried his best to buy it from me a number of times. It was one he said that he had looked for and never did find one available. It is really in good shape for its age and has never been refinished. I bought this gun in the early l940's at around 12 years old and used it as a youngster for deer hunting....at my Grandpa's Resort at Cass Lake. During the second World War there were not any new firearms for sale. My Uncle Ed who was a traveling salesman bought it in Iowa from one of his customers before he was drafted into the Second World War. He use to take me deer hunting and put me in the woods somewhere on a log while he went off and tried to chase deer my way. I paid for it from the money I made at that early age by taking people out fishing from my Gramp's resort. It cost me a whole $10.00 that was a lot of money for a kid in the 40's. So basically that is all the info I have on it.. Maybe your search could discover more. It would be interesting to learn when it was shipped from Winchester and to whom and if there might be any follow up records. "
What 'other' questions should I ask him about it to get a history?
Thank you in advance!
"Serial # 57957, King's Improvement, Patented March 20,1866 ....October 20, 1880. Round Barrel, Interior Brass Shell Feed and Extractor. with Lever Action. Rear fold down Elevated Sight. While living in White Bear Lake in the late 70's I had a UPS Driver that was a collector of Winchester guns that tried his best to buy it from me a number of times. It was one he said that he had looked for and never did find one available. It is really in good shape for its age and has never been refinished. I bought this gun in the early l940's at around 12 years old and used it as a youngster for deer hunting....at my Grandpa's Resort at Cass Lake. During the second World War there were not any new firearms for sale. My Uncle Ed who was a traveling salesman bought it in Iowa from one of his customers before he was drafted into the Second World War. He use to take me deer hunting and put me in the woods somewhere on a log while he went off and tried to chase deer my way. I paid for it from the money I made at that early age by taking people out fishing from my Gramp's resort. It cost me a whole $10.00 that was a lot of money for a kid in the 40's. So basically that is all the info I have on it.. Maybe your search could discover more. It would be interesting to learn when it was shipped from Winchester and to whom and if there might be any follow up records. "
What 'other' questions should I ask him about it to get a history?
Thank you in advance!