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peckerheadernie
PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:40 am  Reply with quote
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I was offered a set of Winchester model 37's that I couldn't refuse. How rare are the 16's. The whole set is in very good condition
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:34 am  Reply with quote
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I have a Win model 37 in 16 gauge that my dad bought for my older brother and I back in the early 60's. I don't know how rare they are, but I've seen them 16 ga listed on various gun auction/sale sites often enough to make me think they aren't too rare.

A whole set would be sweet! Sounds like you scored!
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:53 am  Reply with quote



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i don't know of any way to date the manufacture of a 37, other than the start and stop dates of the product line. However it is my understanding that those that have the Red Winchester name stamped on the bottom of the frame were from the earlier runs and are more collectable. What that means in dollars, I don't know.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:31 pm  Reply with quote
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As the name implies, they were introduced in 1937. They were discontinued about 1963. They were among the best made single-shot guns.

My cousin had a 16 gauge Model 37 when we were kids in the early 1960s. Even then, it was clear to me that it was better quality than my old 20 gauge Stevens single barrel.

When you say you have a set of them, do you mean one in each gauge? They were made in 12, 16, 20, 28 and .410. The 28 gauge is very hard to find.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:36 am  Reply with quote



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Actually they were introduced in the 1936 Winchester catalog.



The first ones were delivered to the warehouse February 10, 1936. The earliest Model 37s had the sheet metal formed loop top-lever. The forged top-lever was authorized September 25, 1936.

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lowgun
PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:04 pm  Reply with quote



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The Model 37 is a poor choice for reloaders because of the spring loaded ejector. They are OK when used with good factory shells.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:00 am  Reply with quote
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My father had a 16 gauge Model 37 and he used in in the heyday of pheasant hunting here in Wisconsin in the 40's. He said it was a "real wingshooter's gun."
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stevesavage
PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:23 am  Reply with quote



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I have aWinchester model 37, 16 gauge, with the hammer above the lever. Anyone know when the change occurred?
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16gaDavis
PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:24 am  Reply with quote



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the last few yrs , Winchester switched over to that Savage style gun , probably made by someone else, probably called the 370 . What was the neatest thing about 37's , was the hammer was the 1st thing in line to grab !!

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peckerheadernie
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Flues16 wrote:
As the name implies, they were introduced in 1937. They were discontinued about 1963. They were among the best made single-shot guns.

My cousin had a 16 gauge Model 37 when we were kids in the early 1960s. Even then, it was clear to me that it was better quality than my old 20 gauge Stevens single barrel.

When you say you have a set of them, do you mean one in each gauge? They were made in 12, 16, 20, 28 and .410. The 28 gauge is very hard to find.


No, not the 28 gauge.
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16gaDavis
PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:27 am  Reply with quote



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there were a very few 28's ... 20's are the gem - made on the smaller frame !

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:36 am  Reply with quote



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I have a Winchester model 37, 16 gauge, with the hammer above the lever. Anyone know when the change occurred?


That is the Model 37A,

The last appearance of the Model 37 was in the 1962 Winchester catalog --



In 1968 Winchester introduced the Model 370 --



For 1973 they gave it a somewhat nicer stock and forearm and renamed it the Model 37A --



The Model 37A last appeared in the 1978 Winchester catalog.

The thumb-piece behind the top-lever on the Winchester Model 37 is not a hammer. It is a cocking piece for the coil-spring driven striker. The Model 370 and 37A are hammer guns. They were made by Winchester's subsidiary (?) in Canada.

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