I put a little note under the butt plate of some of my rifles with name, address, date and if I hunted with it. I found a note under the butt plate of a Winchester 94 that was made in 1897. I wrote the old gentleman in Massachusetts and got a reply that he had bought the rifle, used, in the 1930's and hunted with it until he got too old. I think he was glad to find out where his old rifle ended up and that it was still being used.

The old Winchester carried some of its history with it when it came my way and some of my rifles do the same thing. After finding the note, I always check to see if some lost history can be reclaimed by a previous owner's note to a future caretaker.

It is the top one in the photo. I'm not sure about soul, but it seems like these days the old 94 Winchester kind of likes hanging out in the gun rack with that sleek little 53 Winchester.

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Harry