![]() Winchester produced well over ¾ of a million of these pieces between 18, when the Model 90 was replaced by the more-often-seen-today version, the Model 62.Īccording to a serial number search, “my” 24 inch barreled Model 90 was produced toward the end of that run, coming off the line in 1929 and chambered for the now virtually obsolete. These slide-actioned, exposed-hammer little rifles are easily recognizable as the “gallery guns” used by so many carnival shooting galleries over the decades. ![]() 22 Short, Long and Long Rifle cartridges, as well as the. Another design of the great John Browning, it was originally patented in 1888 and was chambered in the. We’re blue-worn in places and the collection of scratches, dents and dings are more the rule than the exception…Ī couple of years ago, I came into possession of a vintage Winchester Model 90. Like me, we’re showing the inevitable signs of use and, occasionally, abuse. Maybe that’s one of the reasons that I have grown so fond of fooling with some of the old-timer rifles and cartridges over the past several years. ![]() As much as I might hate to admit it, there is nothing like the relentless creep of advancing age to increase your “humility factor.” In my youth, I was about as close to bulletproof as they came today I’m nursing a knee that has decided to eat itself from within while I impatiently await a surgical date. ![]()
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