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THB**Model 1892 Winchester Belonging to Wild West Show Sharpshooter T.H. Ford
Lot 490
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Winchester Model 1892 has a .32-20 caliber, 24" octagonal barrel, S/N 262395. Factory letter states the following: Rifle 32 caliber smoothbore, Octagonal barrel, Plain trigger, Checkered Stock with pistol grip, Lyman Jack front sight, Shotgun Butt, hard rubber butt plate with log, Finish: full silver plate, received in the warehouse April 28, 1905, shipped 29 April 1905, returned and repaired on January 27, 1910. Order number 28244.
Thomas Morrow Pringle (1872-1942) was billed as "America's Greatest Fancy Quick and Trick Wing Rifle and Revolver Shot." He was born in Portage, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1782. He was the 7th of 11 children of William Pringle, Jr. (1832-1893) and his wife Margaret (1841-1920). The paternal Pringle family origins in Pennsylvania can be traced back in time to Thomas's great-great grandfather William (1745-1829) who immigrated from the fair isle of Scotland sometime after 1760 when he disappears from the record Scotland by 1790. William and his large family are found in Huntington, a small town in Pennsylvania. Phillip Pringle (1772-1841).
William's son, settled in the village of Portage, PA around 1795 when he established a homestead with his wife, Mary Cable. This homestead is now in the "Pringle Hill Cemetery" where most of the Pringle family gravesites can be found. The Pringle family prospered in the village of Portage. Several generations of the Pringle men owned and operated general merchandise emporium and Thomas M. Pringle's father William Jr. (1832-1893) was employed with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Thomas M. Pringle disappeared from the Portage area, around 1890 at age 17, after he allegedly stabbed another young man with a pen knife during an argument over a game of ball. He resurfaced in 1895 using T.H. Ford as his stage name with Beveridge's Montana Wildest West. He also appeared with Texas Jack's Wild West which toured from 1901-1905. Other shows included Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders and Pawnee Bill's Wild West.
Two quotations relating to T.H. Ford's good character are referenced in this archive. First, Captain A.H. Bogardus of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders said of T.H. Ford, "He was a member of the Congress of Crack Shots with The Beveridge's Montana Wildest West season of 1895. He is sober and reliable. I cheerfully recommend him for any exhibition shooting." May 20, 1895.
Second, G.W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill," said "I have witnesses the rifle shooting done by T.H. Ford, and I have no hesitancy in saying it is first class and will interest and entertain as well as any act of the kind I have seen." September 15, 1896.
Thomas M. Pringle returned to Portage, PA after his father's death to help with the family business. He died October 30, 1942 and is buried in Pringle Hill Cemetery.
**C&R or FFL RequiredWinchester is in excellent condition retaining most of the original factory silver plated finish. Left side of the frame has oxidized black. Barrel and magazine have oxidized black. Stock and forearm retain most of the original varnished finish with some nicks and ding. All copies of literature are available.Condition
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