Railroad or Police Contract Winchester 1892?

[Jessesky]

Hi guys,

I have this very worn Winchester 1892. It was manufactured in 1910. There is “CCY” stippled into the receiver, as well as “CCY 3-3-38-” stamped in text in the receiver.

My initial thought was some guy stippled his initials and social security into the receiver. As I look at it more, the numbers don’t match with any personal ID number I can think of, and the text seems too “professional” for some guy to stamp in. Your thoughts?

 

[Old Shooter]

It appears to me that some cowboy with a lot of time on his hands bought that gun on March 3, 1938 and proceeded to "personalize" it with his initials.

 

[Coyote3855]

As you note, it is odd that it has both the "professional" die stamped letters and numerals, then the CCY applied with a punch. Have you checked under the buttplate? Was common to put names and/or other info there or on the inside of the forearm. Given the alignment, the C over CY could be a cattle brand. I've found brands in various locations on old handguns and rifles. I doubt it is either a railroad or police Winchester. Those are often stamped with a rack or inventory number, and sometimes with the initials of the agency or company. Gotta go with Old Shooter. The punch letters happened when the cowboy was drunk.