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1892 Winchester takedown .44 with cattle brand in the stock
This 1909 44-40 has all kinds of custom features that I mentioned here before. But it also has a cattle brand in the stock done with what looks like a hot wire. This gun was used a lot on some ranch. Anyone here know how to check out old brands and find their history and location?
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I'd imagine brands would have to be registered with the local government, state or at least county to be enforceable as proof of ownership of livestock.
Reading Cattle Brands: Livestock Brands
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Wyatt: What do you 'read' that brand to be? I read it as; "Lazy 7 J". Anyone else? Also, which state did this branded rifle come from? ........ Big Cholla
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Wyatt: What do you 'read' that brand to be? I read it as; "Lazy 7 J". Anyone else? Also, which state did this branded rifle come from? ........ Big Cholla
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"J" something. Beats me really. My dad traded a Luger for it in the 50's. This was in Oakland, Ca.. I of course assumed it was a California brand but it could be Nevada or wherever. I looked into it a little once but thought I 'd bring it up here because there's a wide range of knowledge on this forum.
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Hmmmmm,
Semi-deluxe in a smooth pistol grip...
I just couldn't see the brand cuz' the rest of it had my jaw dropped...
giz
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Out here in the wild west, every state has a State Brand Inspector. You might look him up in the Gov. section of a phone book.
A lot of brands come and go and they may be the same in several states. Could also be stylized artwork that some cowboy put on his rifle.
Good looking shooter.
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Hmmmmm,
Semi-deluxe in a smooth pistol grip...
I just couldn't see the brand cuz' the rest of it had my jaw dropped...
giz
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I think it has a steel 'shotgun' butt plate too...
That one needs a letter!
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Wyatt: What do you 'read' that brand to be? I read it as; "Lazy 7 J". Anyone else? Also, which state did this branded rifle come from? ........ Big Cholla
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Js curve in the other direction, don't they?
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I think it has a steel 'shotgun' butt plate too...
That one needs a letter!
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Yes, a steel butt plate. This shotgun butt is so much better IMO than a crescent butt. It just feels perfect to hold and shoot. Crescents look cooler to me, though. Here's the other special order features. Take-down, round barrel, tang sight, folding rear sight on barrel, and of course pistol grip with Win. cap.
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Alpo: You are right of course, but the old timers weren't hung up on exactness.......... But just maybe this brand is "Lazy 7 Fishhook"? I was taught to read brands from left to right and top to bottom.
I looked at the California State Brand book on-line, but didn't find any registered brand close. Must remember that there are 'cattle' brands and 'horse' brands registered as separate entities. .. Big Cholla
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