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Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:45 am
by BrentD
What is the rifle in this picture? This is a photo of the Dalton Gang that got shot up pretty bad, but what is the rifle?
Its forearm is very short and the action just looks big and odd to me somehow.
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:08 am
by ywltzucanrknrl
Looks like an 1886 that has a shortened and broken forearm.
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:11 am
by GTS
Might be an 1894 Winchester, although as you said, the forearm looks short. The lever looks about right for an 1894.
Just realized that they were killed before the 1894 came out. OOPS!!
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:44 am
by Grizz61
It is also possibly a Thin frame Marlin 1881.
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:01 pm
by BrentD
Yeah, sort of a Marlin, sort of a Winchester, a little more of neither. Really odd to me.
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:43 pm
by Another Dang 9
Why are they hand cuffed? Are they zombies!
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:20 pm
by 44 mag
Not sure of the rifle but I worked for a year in Coffeyville KS and went to the museum it was quite interesting.
Re: Identify this rifle?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:20 pm
by Hattrix
According to "True West" historical website.. it is an 1886 Win. Don't know what the short fore end is all about?