WRA Co. Remington Model 8 .32

[Hcompton79]

What do you guys make of this rifle? An early .32 Remington model 8 with WRA Co. engraved on the bottom of the magazine. Seller believes it to be a Winchester ammunition test gun.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/911725032

[9.3shooter]

Seems plausible. Be hard to prove I suppose unless Win kept records of such.
The seller is a good one, have bought from him before.

[81police]

There is another Winchester owned Model 8 that was verified by Remington...it was a later gun #15093 in 35Rem and although the "WRA Co." was engraved in a different location, there have almost identical cursive font and arrangement of date engraved. I'd say this rifle is LEGIT.

[kenhwind]

I usually follow L, S, & B auctions and must have missed this one.
I will post this: Lock, Stock, & Barrel is one of the, not so many, listers on GB that gives a good honest assessment of their listings.
They have a Model 14 in .30 Remington listed, nice looking rifle, bore so-so.
How many listings you browse with no mention of the bore, etc.

[Phyrbird]

The receiver may be right, but did anyone notice the Mod81 fore end & fore end screw that makes it not original?
Plus the 81 barrel parts were not available for repairs in 1932....