The discussion is concerning a rifle in 6000 to 7000 range. I was throwing out some figures to suggest there is a good chance the rifle was produced in 1896 since we're not sure we can get letters at this point. My SRC's serial number is 11 lower than your 1895 octagon barrel rifle and the acceptance dates are four months apart further confirming that they were not shipped entirely consecutively. Unfortunately we have to work with the limited data we have. David
wyo1895
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