"38-40" Help , Identify age .

[Slamfire]

A very good friend of mine brought his greatgrand father's 38-40 win., 24" ,,mod., "92". Barrel stamped "patent OCT-8 1884",has a oct., barrel, frnt., sight is dovetailed w/set screw,,it is all orig., right down to the broke(repaired back in 1928) stock,,,bore is clean w/ no signs of pitting ,,it does still gets shot pretty often ( coyotes ,deer ). How do I go about getting a production date,,also need reloading info ., powder,,lead bullets ,etc.He has been shooting 180 gr.,  HJFN AMMO, FACTORY LOADS.





  Hootnix.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

http://oldguns.net/sn_php/winmods.htm

[Slamfire]

 Sir Charles,,thank you ,,  man that was fast!!!!!







   Hootnix.

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