Found something old... help identifying

[thefitzvh]

My uncle showed me something of his and I want to get some info on it. It's an old Winchester model 1890 in 22 Short. The engraving on the octagonal barrel is this:

MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN
CONN. U.S.A. PAT JUNE 26. 88. DEC 6. 92. NOV 27. 06. MAY 30. 1911

MOD. 1890 - 22 SHORT


serial number is 350978 and below that is the letter A

anyone have any info about this thing?


James

 

[Redlg155]

Take a peek at this site..


http://twoponies.home.mindspring.com/model_differences.htm


According to the site and serial number you provided, the rifle was made in 1908.

You might also want to take a peek at "Explanation of the Winchester 1890 rifle" found at the top menu.

A second site gives the date for your serial # at 1907.

http://oldguns.net/cgi-bin/f2f/f2f.pl?[url]http://oldguns.net/sn_php/winmods.htm[/URL]

I would think the only sure way would be to contact Winchester directly.

Good Shooting
Red