SN 404?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:26 pm
In the topic on the burned out Rough Rider carbine, mention was made of an 1894-dated rifle (or action) with the SN 404. That jogged my memory.
Back about 1999, a close friend, retired USN Chief Machinist Mate, acquired a much cut up 1892 rifle with a SN in the low 400 range, maybe 404. I tried to talk him into restoring it as much as possible. Instead, he sawed & sanded the stock, then rebarreled the thing in .35 Remington. Surprisingly, the conversion worked. Dummy .35 Remington cartridges with round nosed bullets actually fed out of the magazine.
My friend died late in 2002. I bought the rifle from his widow. Never did anything with it. About 2005, I got tired of it and sold it at a gun show. Have not seen it since. It's out there somewhere.
Back about 1999, a close friend, retired USN Chief Machinist Mate, acquired a much cut up 1892 rifle with a SN in the low 400 range, maybe 404. I tried to talk him into restoring it as much as possible. Instead, he sawed & sanded the stock, then rebarreled the thing in .35 Remington. Surprisingly, the conversion worked. Dummy .35 Remington cartridges with round nosed bullets actually fed out of the magazine.
My friend died late in 2002. I bought the rifle from his widow. Never did anything with it. About 2005, I got tired of it and sold it at a gun show. Have not seen it since. It's out there somewhere.