Farmingdale Question
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Farmingdale Question
On a 30" Oct barrel Farmingdale Rifle, under # 5000 would the barrel have been made outside of Shiloh? If it was, any ideas on the barrel maker?
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Re: Farmingdale Question
sherbs,
I don't know about the serial # range, but it is my understanding that the Farmingdales carried Navy Arms made barrels and some had barrels made by Sharron.
Dennis
I don't know about the serial # range, but it is my understanding that the Farmingdales carried Navy Arms made barrels and some had barrels made by Sharron.
Dennis
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Re: Farmingdale Question
If the rifle has a Navy Arms Barrel, would it be an Italian made one?
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sherbs,
Tap it with a brass rod - if the ring sounds like "Iti-wang" then it is Italian made.
Just kidding - I have no idea how to tell! You may want to contact Shiloh or maybe MLV would know.
Tap it with a brass rod - if the ring sounds like "Iti-wang" then it is Italian made.
Just kidding - I have no idea how to tell! You may want to contact Shiloh or maybe MLV would know.
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Re: Farmingdale Question
I believe Wolf made his own barrels on a surplus WWII barrel machine and that it remains (in some form) with Shiloh today. Obviously, Kirk would know.
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Re: Farmingdale Question
By the time that serial number was made, Wolf was making his own barrels. As far as I could ever figure out it was only the first few years
that he used different barrels, that's about all I can tell ya.
that he used different barrels, that's about all I can tell ya.
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Re: Farmingdale Question
Thanks for the info!
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Re: Farmingdale Question
So based on your knowledge a .54 caliber 1863 serial # barely over 1000 would possibly be first couple of years mfg. date & outside contract barrel?Kirk wrote:By the time that serial number was made, Wolf was making his own barrels. As far as I could ever figure out it was only the first few years that he used different barrels, that's about all I can tell ya.
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