I have a Winchester 1892 that was re-barreled with a Model 65 Barrel in 218 BEE. Now the barrel has a "P" with a circle around it and then the receiver has a "WP" surrounded by an oval.
My question is, does the Barrel having just the single "P" inside of the circle indicate that the re-barreling was done at the factory? The reason I ask is I have heard that if there is only that single stamping done then the barrel was factory installed and if a gunsmith done it there would be his stamp on the barrel as well.
Can someone give me a good explanation as to how the stamping works on a gun such as mine? Am I way off , partly off or am I right about this? Any help in detail would be of great help to me, Keep in mind this is an old 1892 Winchester that is re-barreled.
Thanks for reading and hope to get some help on this subject.
My question is, does the Barrel having just the single "P" inside of the circle indicate that the re-barreling was done at the factory? The reason I ask is I have heard that if there is only that single stamping done then the barrel was factory installed and if a gunsmith done it there would be his stamp on the barrel as well.
Can someone give me a good explanation as to how the stamping works on a gun such as mine? Am I way off , partly off or am I right about this? Any help in detail would be of great help to me, Keep in mind this is an old 1892 Winchester that is re-barreled.
Thanks for reading and hope to get some help on this subject.