newest addition, what do you think??

i just got this off of my neighbor for $200. her father was a WW2 vet

couldnt beleive i finallly got another one, just spent the last hour breaking it down to do the data sheet on it. what do you guys think? has 95 + % original finish on it , usual wear marks, but all winchester i think.

Low-wood stock marked with W sling slot and cartouche only on right side of butt stock.

4 rivet handguard marked W

L-379 slide marked W on inside with 7160091 stamped on bottum

Late trigger housing with lube hole, M marked mag catch with W and "EW" push safety

Straight hammer marked W

sear with hole marked W

trigger marked W

Round Blued bolt

type 2 band no mark

thumbnail front site

rear site adjustable with H in a sheild

recoil plate late marked W

recoil plate screw marked single X on top
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the reason I carry a gun is because a cop is too heavy

You better run next door and give that girl another $800 so your you can sleep tonight.

Is it marked Underwood and lined out, being an AW receiver?

And you'll sleep tonight ?
That's just cold..
More pics soon please !

;-)

Congrats,
Charlie-painter777

just so i dont get anymore PM's from a$$holes.......i didnt take advantage of an old lady.........she was going to give it to police to be destroyed..gee , i guess im sorry for saving it gman70

For the record I did not send the PM.:bash: I will give you a hard time in front of everyone else though! Sweet Gun!!!!

Philly,
I've done the same and tried forcing extra $$ at the previous owner.
One WWII vet wouldn't take a dime for a carbine I got from him.
His son in Iraq was wounded and ended up paralyzed from the hips down.
He had only 7 days left in country, his gunner and driver were both killed. The driver had only been in country for 7 days.

Our crew helped to build and paint his son's new home. Custom built for him being confined to a wheelchair.
What goes around comes around.
Mow her lawn and help shovel the snow.
She'll appreciate that.
Only you know the real situation.
Good save buddy !!

Congrats,
Charlie

my friend was a philly cop who was killed in iraq by a roadside bomb, i give back also, i organized a motorcycle run with his old partner, to get money for a scholorship in his name


no curt i wasnt talking about you, someone called gman70

Phillydude, If she gave it to the police she probably wouldn't get anything for it and it would be gone. You saved it and she got $200.00 more than if she turned it in. You did right by her and it.....Frank

thanks frank, did you get my PM?

i did the foil trick that i learned on here, it doesnt have a lined out underwood, but there are grind marks and what appears to be a faint "U" where underwood would have been, is this a re-stamp? is it rare?

Phillydude GREAT FIND and good job. I would love to own a 5,8 AW code Winnie especially one in that condition.

Why can't I live next door to widows of old WWII vets?????

Seriously, I have no doubt that you will do more for her that money can't buy.... YOu have to love the older generation as neighbors.... Always willing to help out (even in their old age) .....They respect you as a neighbor and all they ask is respect in return... I wish all neighbors were like that generation

I am confused Is this a Win., or a line out to??????? what is it exactly?

It was an Underwood receiver given to Winchester to use when their contract was completed.

your right PBI, from what im reading in war baby, this puppy is very rare

Underwood receiver/ Underwood defaced and serialed as a Win. Got it!

We collectors should all be on a mission to save original WWII carbines from being turned in to the police and destroyed. Have an original IBM in the collection that was found in the closet of a WWII Lt. Col. by his wife and niece, as they were cleaning it out after he passed away. They were both anti-gun and immediately turned it in to the police dept. Fortunately the police officer on duty told them what she had and suggested she sell it to an antique dealer for $$. I bought it from them and they were kind enough to tell me the previous owner's name and phone number who told me the story and wrote a letter about who it belonged to. Funny, they talked about what a great man the Lt. Col was, a WWII Army Airforce pilot, but were going to destroy a permanent reminder of him. I explained the letter would be kept with the carbine so that his history would not be lost. This was in California.

dbarn has it right.....Frank
Phillydude got your PM, and sent you one back.....Frank

phillydude.......here is a pic of my Underwood to Winchester lineout. The strike-though is clearly visible.
Attachment 8950

Phillydude, let me take some of the heat off of you. :madsmile:

Hey fellas, look what I got from an old neighbor for $100.00! Charlie, I sleep just fine thank you. :D Alright fellas, bring it on!!!:dancingbanana:

Phillydude, great fine! You got a great carbine there.

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Hey Bill, I would take those (blued bolt and all) one per week, if I could.....Frank

Bill,
Sleeping and being PASSED OUT are 2 different things !!

;-)

Cheers,
Charlie

LMAO! Very good Charlie. Nothing to drink since Christmas. Doing okay with it too except it has turned me into a jerk around the house :lol: