I have a model 70 in 270. I asked my local dealer why the bolt was different over other model 70 pre 64 he said it was due to early manufacturing of the 270 this one is 1946 Does this sound correct?
Someone buff the bluing off the bolt? Because I’m 99.9% pretty sure they didn’t come from Winchester like that.. and the bolt looks like it’s been jeweled..
Last edited by 79S; 02/07/22.
Originally Posted by Bricktop
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.
Are you talking about the safety? If so, yours is a pre war configuration also indicated by the shape of the tang; post war safety and tangs are different. Phil
The 'net answer a plus one to above TenX. to add that it also exhibits originality considered very favorable by collectors, not 'observably drilled or tapped bridge for scope mounting. Pre '64 Model 70 Standard Model bolts were always "in the white" throughout production. The jeweling could have been factory special order and was factually, to recollection, standard 'original' on such "Super Grade" Models. The "Catch 22" nowadays, no Factory "Special Order" records exist nowadays to provide collector-mandated "provenance" of such feature. Therefore de facto, all such condemned as aftermarket alteration.
IF the rifle is otherwise original, it could achieve appearance-restored originality by removing the jeweling or simply acceptable to some collectors IF professionally accomplished and the rifle otherwise collector worthy!
Beyond D&T the second most common non-original condemning feature, recoil pad installation. In such a rifle of early postwar era, central features of a Winchester factor original pad, red in color, "Winchester" marking AND badly deteriorated due to age!
John, Pre-64 bolts were always blued and were never supplied in the white, also prior to 1954 SG bolts were not routinely jeweled/engine turned. The bolt on the op’s gun was polished. Another consideration is that the factory electro-penciled S/N may have been obliterated by the jeweling.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
The stripper clip slot was machined in all Type 1/Pre-War standard actions for all calibers other than the H&H Mag cartridges. The stripper clip slot in that action is correct.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
Someone buff the bluing off the bolt? Because I’m 99.9% pretty sure they didn’t come from Winchester like that.. and the bolt looks like it’s been jeweled..
Yep, someone worked it over a bit..
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
Had a Pre 64 FWT with a factory jeweled bolt. Friend of the family worked for W and took it to replace a cracked stock. Came back with the bolt jeweled. Rifle went to the factory and back in his car.
Had no reason then to have it verified. 482406 in .30-06 is out there someplace with a jeweled bolt some would say is not factory original.
