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Early Winchester Model 37 hammer and break lever variants
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<blockquote data-quote="seann2golf" data-source="post: 5802698" data-attributes="member: 24283"><p>I found one of my Winchester books that is extremely informative and I recommend for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge.</p><p>The books name is 'The Winchester Handbook, by George Madis.'</p><p></p><p>For some additional 37 clarification.</p><p></p><p>1936 to 1943 there were 281,204 model 37's made and all are called red letters. Winchester stopped production for WWII and started back in 1947 until 1963 and we refer to these as blue belly's. 734,350 blue Belly's were produced in this time. No model 37 has a serial number but can be closely aged based on the variants. Buttplates, hammer spurs, barrel releases, and forend shape and size can help with aging. There are 3 receiver widths 4.10 being the smallest, the 20 and 28 was the middle size, and the largest one for the 16 and 12. Again watch for 28 gauge fakes.</p><p></p><p>After re-reading this section again, it appears that the blue belly 28 gauge is out there. Stopping new production of the 28 in 1950, Winchester had numerous barrels on hand to continue the ability to assemble 28 gauges for several more years.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm not an expert just a collector. Later I will send pictures of mine and more importantly the doubles I have and would possibly sale. </p><p>Thanks</p><p>Sean</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seann2golf, post: 5802698, member: 24283"] I found one of my Winchester books that is extremely informative and I recommend for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge. The books name is 'The Winchester Handbook, by George Madis.' For some additional 37 clarification. 1936 to 1943 there were 281,204 model 37's made and all are called red letters. Winchester stopped production for WWII and started back in 1947 until 1963 and we refer to these as blue belly's. 734,350 blue Belly's were produced in this time. No model 37 has a serial number but can be closely aged based on the variants. Buttplates, hammer spurs, barrel releases, and forend shape and size can help with aging. There are 3 receiver widths 4.10 being the smallest, the 20 and 28 was the middle size, and the largest one for the 16 and 12. Again watch for 28 gauge fakes. After re-reading this section again, it appears that the blue belly 28 gauge is out there. Stopping new production of the 28 in 1950, Winchester had numerous barrels on hand to continue the ability to assemble 28 gauges for several more years. Again, I'm not an expert just a collector. Later I will send pictures of mine and more importantly the doubles I have and would possibly sale. Thanks Sean [/QUOTE]
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