first variation of the Winchester trigger guard

[RCS]

This was received from an advanced collector who stated that this was the first production Winchester trigger guard. Can anyone confirm this to be the first variation ?

[JackC1425]

This is certainly one of those questions we "all" ask ourselves but never announce. I too would be interested in responses to this.

[RCS]

while on the subject of early Winchester, here are some photos of a Winchester long screw and swivel from a WRA WB no-trap stock