Local Cabelas has a used levergun. In .38-55 Win, has a 24", maybe 26" octagonal barrel. Tagged as a Winchester but my money says not, it just doesn't have the fit and finish of a Winchester, but looks like a Model 94 clone. Has a Winchester buttplate though.
It's obviously not real old, and has not had the snot buffed out of it, but there are NO makers marks or proof marks on it at all. It only has a serial number in the correct place, 4229909, and ".38-55" stamped in a simple, sans serif font on top of the barrel, between the rear sight and the receiver. That's all the markings, and the plastic Winnie buttplate.
Anybody here have any idea what make this may be? It's calling to me, and I'd kinda like to have an idea what it is first, before I do something rash.....
It's obviously not real old, and has not had the snot buffed out of it, but there are NO makers marks or proof marks on it at all. It only has a serial number in the correct place, 4229909, and ".38-55" stamped in a simple, sans serif font on top of the barrel, between the rear sight and the receiver. That's all the markings, and the plastic Winnie buttplate.
Anybody here have any idea what make this may be? It's calling to me, and I'd kinda like to have an idea what it is first, before I do something rash.....