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Originally Posted by DCWilson
Don't forget the .32-20 guns had their own serial number sequence and that their stocks would fit the .38 HEs with no problem.
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David raises a very good point here. If the numbers given (348 and 848) are at the beginning
and there are only 5 digits, instead of 6, then these stocks could have come on a .32-20 HE instead of a .38.
However, in that case 348xx would be too low a number for the gun to have had that style stocks.
But 848xx could certainly be in the correct range, but barely. Keep in mind that .32-20 HE number 81287 was assembled in September, 1919. So, while it is possible, it seems unlikely that these came from a .32 Winchester Model.