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 Topic: How OldPosted: October-21-2021 at 1:16pm |
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I just picked up an older Red Ryder for five bucks. Everything worked, and it was all rusty, but under the forearm, it was blued. It came from Plymouth, MI. It also has an iron lever and wood stock and no oil hole.
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Posted: October-21-2021 at 6:17pm |
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Short version is it could have been made between 1940 and about 1946. Look at the front sight band- if it is spot welded in place, it's 1941-'46. If it's copper plated and peened in place, it's a first-year-made "copper band" 1940-'41 Red Ryder. If it's spot welded and the rear sight is not adjustable for elevation, it's a 1946.
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Posted: October-21-2021 at 7:05pm |
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FIVE BUCKS!! You lucky dog!!
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Posted: October-22-2021 at 7:55am |
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Well, the front sight is spot welded. The rear sight has an adjustment screw. So a '41-'46. I am surprised it still works. If a BB gun can get through its first 5-10 years, they might survive. They seem to live a hard life at first. Mine did!
Thanks for the info. I think this one will be a keeper.
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Posted: October-22-2021 at 12:23pm |
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Going by that info, we can pin it down to about 1942, right before Daisy stopped production because of WW2. It has the adjustable rear sight and cast iron
lever same as the 1940-1941 "copper band" Red Ryder, but it came
immediately after the use of copper was banned by the war department. So the bands
on the 1942 guns are blued instead of copper plated.
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Posted: October-22-2021 at 1:50pm |
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A wealth of information here. Much appreciated!
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Posted: November-05-2021 at 1:33pm |
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I needed some parts, so I had to wait a while, but the plunger is really worn bad, and I'd like to replace it. I have a couple others with a similar (vertical) backplate, but they have ears sticking out. What do the ears do, and can I grind them off and make it work?
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Posted: November-05-2021 at 1:37pm |
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Yes, you can remove the protrusions. Just make sure the lengths match, and they should, unless you have an oddball plunger tube, like from one of the Daisy lever action pellet guns they came out with for a few years. Those tubes are too short.
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Posted: November-05-2021 at 1:39pm |
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Thanks, cobalt. With one of your springs, I'm anxious to see what it will do.
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