Theodore Martin 1939. 1917 Winchester 1894 SRC

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edwardyoung
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Theodore Martin 1939. 1917 Winchester 1894 SRC

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I’m not much of an online person any more, but I thought this might be interesting to some around here. I picked up a 1917 SRC a few years ago. Like a lot of them, this one had been refinished and oversanded a few times in its life. The wrist is loose and cracked. I finally decided to replace the buttstock. When I pulled the buttplate off to start fitting it to the new stock, I found a previous owner’s name under there. Theodore Martin 1939. I’ve spent the last little bit thinking about what kind of man ol’ Theodore or Ted or Teddy might of been. Probably a fine fellow. Just thought I’d share. Thanks
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Re: Theodore Martin 1939. 1917 Winchester 1894 SRC

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Cool ! he was a good guy & liked his gun because he didn't chisel his name in on the receiver
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I ALWAYS remove the buttplate when I get an old levergun. Found names, drawings, and once a bill of sale from 1921.
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Somewhere online there is a website with the names of the residents of all the cemeteries in the country. I dont have the google skills to find it, but have seen it in the past. Might be worth a little time at the computer.
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That's cool! I bought an 1886 LW about a dozen years ago that hand written note in the stock that had the owner's listed since it was new in the '30s. I can't find the picture of the note, but it was bought in WI back in '33 if I remember right. I've taken a couple of boar and a deer with it. Love that rifle.

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Re: Theodore Martin 1939. 1917 Winchester 1894 SRC

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Thats a cool idea. I think I will start doing that with my "forever" guns. Maybe list name, state, and any notable game taken.
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I had a friend that found a old hunting license under the buttplate of a old shotgun.
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I should pull the buttplates off of all my old rifles. I’m thinking about writing his nam and date on the replacement buttstock. Thanks for the replies
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My best and worst story. A Audie Murphy gun. About 1972 I bought a colt new frontier like new out of a pawn shop in southern california. A year or two later I bought George Garton`s book on Post War Colt SAA`s. In it was a New Frontier that Audie had owned that was one of a consecutively numbered pair that he had willed his two sons. I checked my gun and it was the other gun! I got ahold of Garton and he confirmed mine was the other gun. He had bought the one in his book from one son. I lettered it and it was sent one of a consecutively matched pair to a gunshop in S Calif. Garton wanted to buy mine but I refused. I later married and later the gun disappeared the same time my ex wife did along with many more.
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That is a truly sad story
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