Well I called the Cody Museum again and they said that all of their records are done by SN, so they were unable to give me additional information since they have no record of my SN. I searched through Ned's book, and I guess the Markings put the gun as an early production. I also looked at the forearm checkering and referenced that in the book and it looks like I have a 1950 era forearm, so I don't know if the forearm was originally shipped with the weapon even though it the SN on the wood and metal is cut and stamped in. Do you think the gun could have been shipped back to Winchester and the wood could have been replaced?
Thanks,
Wade
