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Old 05-15-2017, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Cow Catcher View Post
Two points on the Midway USA link - they are blank cartridges (powder, no bullet) and discontinued. The photo shows a modern style Winchester box so they may eventually make another production run of them, but it would be the same as yelling "bang" really loud.

The photos of the model 1 show the typical nickel finish damage from using black powder rounds without cleaning. Unless you are very lucky, the bore and chambers probably have heavy pitting - another good argument against trying to fire it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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