![]() At the time your barrel was made, they only offered short, long, and WRF. ![]() Another possibility is that the gun was chambered in short or long, and the chamber has eroded enough at the front to allow a long rifle to be seated. It certainly is possible that someone rechambered the barrel for long rifle if it was originally chambered in long or short caliber. Also bear in mind that the barrel on your gun was not originally chambered in long rifle as Winchester did not offer that chambering until much later. Did you notice if the long rifle cartridge fit snugly in the chamber with no side to side wiggle? Take a look at a spent long rifle case that you fired in it and look to see if there is any unusual bulging in the case. in it as that may risk rupturing the case as it swells.if indeed long rifle would fire in a WRF chamber. If that is so, it may not be safe to shoot long rifles, etc. I don't have the dimensions handy, but I am thinking - could be wrong - that the WRF was a little larger in diameter than the Long Rifle. If the gun is chambered for 22 WRF, I am not sure about the advisability of shooting long rifles in it. The 1890 Winchester was a single caliber gun, and unless modified, will only cycle one caliber. But its value appears to be as a shooter, not a collector gun. Again though, if it shoots well, you did well. Can't pin the value down, but spending a little time on some place like Gunbroker looking at how these guns sell will help. If it is not original, then collector value is diminished. Regardless of all this, if the gun has a good bore, and shoots and cycles well, you may have a good shooter.well worth what you paid. Normally, the caliber on these barrels, if I recall correctly, is stamped on the barrel close to the receiver. But you would normally expect to see an after market barrel or a later factory barrel replacement, not an earlier barrel. It is not uncommon to see these guns with replacement barrels since the ammo of the day was corrosive and did a number on the bores if not carefully maintained. So, if I am correct, someone for whatever reason has put a a really early first model barrel on your gun. Your receiver appears to be a later early third model receiver with the cut outs on each side for the strengthened bolt - your serial number fits that. ![]() The rear sight is also an early one characteristic of early is a fixed sight with no elevation adjustment, so that fits your barrel. If this is like your barrel, you have a very early barrel indeed. as you say - this is found in guns through about serial number 14,000. The very earliest barrels had a "broken D" in the word "manufactured" where the D was not completely struck. If so, I am thinking these barrels were used on early guns up to serial numer 100,000 or a little past.too early for a gun with serial number 2906XX. Your barrel - based on the inscription I see on it with a hash mark before the W in "Winchester" - appears to be an early first model barrel. Someone like 22 AGS that knows more about Winchester guns than I do may be able to add to (or correct) what I say but. If the gun shoots, you did ok on price - it sure doesn't take much of an 1890 to be worth that!
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