Winchester 1892
Trapper model - Barrel 40 cm
Santa Fe
Province is a province of central-eastern Argentina. Its capital is the city of
Santa Fe.
The
markings:
CBA:
for (Province of) Córdoba next to the Province of Santa Fe.
OTME:
ordenamiento territorial municipal estado.
CAL . 45
“REFORMO”
: may refer to a different calibre from the 44 -40 WCF.
The mark visible on the left side of the breech is the
inspection mark of the
FMAP “Domingo
Matheu” (Argentine Military Factory) located in Rosario, Santa Fe Province,
Argentina. This punch is called “Pine Tree”. *
This rifle was repackaged in the
FMAP
workshops in the 1950s, like some other SRCs in the 1950s. -40 which were
originally purchased for the Argentine Railway Police.
The same
stamp is found on the FAL assault rifles of the Belgian FN Herstal that were
manufactured or reconditioned in Argentina (not subject but for the record the
paths of Winchester, Browning and FN often crossed).
* The
Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares
(Directorate General of Military Production), at the
Fabrica Militar
de Armas Portailes in Santa Fe. The plant
was also known as the “Domingo Matheu” plant, named after a founding member of
Argentina’s first independent national government, the Primera Junta (First
Assembly). The vast majority of Domingo Matheu’s production was destined for the
military. However, small quantities of rifles and bayonets were also produced
for civilian police and security organizations.
Thanks to
all the great pros who helped me on this ID through the site “Tircollection”
