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Originally Posted by Wyatt Burp
This isn't a carbine or a .357 magnum, but it's a takedown and I like it a lot. It's a 1906 or 1909 (forgot now) .44-40 with a ton of custom order features. Shotgun butt, round barrel, tang sight, folding rear sight, and pistol grip with cap. My dad traded a Luger for it in the late 50s. I won a cowboy shoot with it once but it was a pretty small match. I discovered that the brand in the stock went to a ranch about three hours from where I'm sitting right now.
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That is a beautiful rifle! It was common to give rifles or shotguns as college graduation presents in that time frame. With it being a take-down and having the family brand on it, I bet that is just what that is.
BTW, the tang sight looks to be a Marble's, I have an original one on a repro carbine the work great. Montana Vintage Arms is making the again at only $225.
Ivan