1902 Carbine

Dwight Gruber · 01-19-2008, 02:58 AM

Anna,

Thanks for the recoil spring check. I knew your gun was 7.65, the information which is pertinent is that in 1909, long after the flat spring was obsolete, DWM produced a series of 1902 carbines with flat-spring frames. Model 1900 frames are significantly different from new-model frames in the area of the recoil spring, so they would have either have to have had some 1900 frames in stock or made some up specifically for this run.

This may have some bearing on Albert's speculation about post-war carbine models.

--Dwight

01-19-2008, 02:58 AM	#11
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Anna, Thanks for the recoil spring check. I knew your gun was 7.65, the information which is pertinent is that in 1909, long after the flat spring was obsolete, DWM produced a series of 1902 carbines with flat-spring frames. Model 1900 frames are significantly different from new-model frames in the area of the recoil spring, so they would have either have to have had some 1900 frames in stock or made some up specifically for this run. This may have some bearing on Albert's speculation about post-war carbine models. --Dwight