![]() ![]() The breech bolt had three pins, which allowed the slide handle to be moved approximately 1/4 inch to the rear before the bolt began to open. The original Model 62 was identical to the original Model 18. OK, the "A" after serial number on the receiver tells us that your rifle has the improved bolt locking system. Yes, I do, and the collector you refer to has his facts wrong (which makes him suspect in my mind).įirst, the serial number on your Model 62 tells me that it was manufactured in August of 1936. I simply put the word "specific" in quotations to emphasize it. ![]() In regards to your other comment, you are correct, it was I that introduced the term "specific", and I did not in anyway ever say that you did. ![]() It is irrelevant what the physical change was that took place, as the "A" was simply used to indicate that a change was effected. In both cases, the use of the "A" indicated that a design or production change had occurred. Then, an additional change was made at a later time, and Winchester changed the Model designation to "62A". and they denoted that change by first adding an "A" on the end of the serial number found on the receiver. They do indeed have the same meaning… and that was very simply that a design/production change was made by Winchester to the Model 62. They have a different meaning in each instance. I was saying, and still am saying the those 2 uses of the letter "A" do not mean the same thing as Winchester used them. the 62/62A, 67/67A, 69/69A, etc.), and again, the "A" was used to identify a design/production change to the model in question.īert, Sorry but the A in a 62A and the A in serial number 80,000A do not have the same meaning.Īlso, "Specific" is a term you introduced, not me, I didn’t say that. In the later production years, Winchester sometimes (but not always) changed the Model designation (e.g. The Model 1890 added an "A" below the serial number, and the Model 1906 added a "B" below the serial number (to denote what parts were to be used to assemble them), and the list goes on. The Model 1893 used both an "A" and a "B" (above the serial number), and the Model 1897 used a "C", "D", and finally an "E". The Model 1885 added an "A" on the end of the lower tang (to denote a coil spring action versus a flat-spring action). The first Winchester Model to use a letter designation was the Model 1873, which initially did not have a letter suffix, then the "A" was added, and eventually a "B" was used. In fact, and in both instances, the "A" indicates that some type of a design (mechanical) change was made to the original design, and that the assembly process and/or the parts needed to assemble the firearm were changed accordingly. The A suffix behind the serial number has a completely different meaning than the A suffix behind the Model number.įirst, the "A" suffix on the end of the serial number does not have a "specific" meaning, nor does the "A" suffix on the end of the Model designation. ![]()
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