D-Marked Winchester Receiver

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   This gun was on a table at the Wanenmacher’s Gun Show in
Tulsa last weekend.  It is a 5.72 million
Winchester with a “D” stamped below the serial number on the right side, below the
right-most digit.  There is bare metal in
the imprint.  Seller said the “D” indicated a duplicate serial number
because of an overrun or error by Inland.  
Carbine Club Newsletters 203-5, 237-6, and 357-9 have brief mention of
the D marking and speculate on the reason and source without arriving at any
definite conclusions.  Seller wasn’t keen on my photographing the receiver so I
didn’t pursue it.  When I circled back
the gun had been sold.  It is now listed
in auction.  This photo is from that auction.

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hunterman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 307	Post Options Post Reply Quote hunterman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: D-Marked Winchester Receiver Posted: Apr 11 2019 at 10:55pm
	This gun was on a table at the Wanenmacher’s Gun Show in Tulsa last weekend. It is a 5.72 million Winchester with a “D” stamped below the serial number on the right side, below the right-most digit. There is bare metal in the imprint. Seller said the “D” indicated a duplicate serial number because of an overrun or error by Inland. Carbine Club Newsletters 203-5, 237-6, and 357-9 have brief mention of the D marking and speculate on the reason and source without arriving at any definite conclusions. Seller wasn’t keen on my photographing the receiver so I didn’t pursue it. When I circled back the gun had been sold. It is now listed in auction. This photo is from that auction.

wmmwraghd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Jan 16 2016 Location: Dallas,Tx Status: Offline Points: 46	Post Options Post Reply Quote wmmwraghd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Apr 12 2019 at 4:17pm
	Which auction? THX

hunterman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List On Point Joined: Jan 01 2016 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 307	Post Options Post Reply Quote hunterman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Apr 12 2019 at 5:03pm
	Not trying to promote the auction. I was wondering if anyone had seen this before.

W5USMC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: Apr 29 2017 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 2966	Post Options Post Reply Quote W5USMC Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Apr 12 2019 at 10:14pm
	hunterman, WB III page 1134 has a picture of Winchester 5550148 with the D in the same location as the one you have pictured, it says the "D" distinguishes it from the duplicated Inland serial #.
	Wayne USMC Retired NRA Life Member