Letsrollbabe: Is this Rifle an all original specimen - looking forward to pictures, caliber, pricing and the answer. GLWYS (IF.... you are selling?)! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
I can't figure out where the pics went, I uploaded several in the image gallery. The caliber is 270 Win, it is a special order S/N 541371, made in '61 I think. It would have to be a special order after the Gopher Specials because of the interest I guess. If someone can help me with resizing images...they are mostly over 2 mg.
My email is gbmotorsportgmail.com. Send me an email and I will attach pics. I have posted hundreds of pics on my favorite Porsche 911 web site, and had over a million views of my threads....this site is difficult!
I have a 1951 270 with a sightless 24" barrel, so the factory must have been willing back in those days to eliminate sights on request. The barrel has the normal Winchester stampings, shape, and 51 on the bottom. According to Rule's book, a Class 3 Special Order was available which could be a standard configuration with one non-cataloged special order feature. They were originally listed as available "on special order" in the 'Retail Price List of Winchester Rifles and Shotguns' revised to January 2, 1952. This issue was published sometime after it's marketing date, as the 'Winchester Arms and Accessories Wholesale-Retail Price List' with the effective date of January 2, 1952, had not yet introduced the standard Featherweight style.
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