Wood finish condition is also approximately 80 percent overall. Wood integrity is strong (absent cracks or chips). Overall metal finish is approximately 80 percent. Drilling and tapping for scope mounting includes 2x on the front ring, with the rear ring untapped.
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Serial number 2 condition: The bore remains smooth, strong and viable. The Fecker scope is viable and remains optically clear, with surface finish of approximately 70 percent. The bolt body is faintly marked “1” in electric pencil (or similar). Finish is thinning or absent in places and a general distribution of field impressions and scratches are in evidence. Wood finish condition is also approximately 65 percent overall and the checkering is smoothing. Overall metal finish is approximately 65 percent, as expected after 50 years of use in the hunting fields.
The rear sight is absent and the dovetail is protected with a “plug”. Drilling/tapping for scope mounting includes 2x on the barrel just forward of the rear sight boss and 2x on the front ring. Serial number 1 condition: The bore remains smooth, strong and viable. To no surprise, both rifles are of “standard” configuration and chambered in. As things tend to do, one lead to another and ownership of serial number 2 transferred. At some point thereafter, the number 2 rifle was presented for sale at a major gun show attended by the owner of rifle number 1. No doubt, ownership of the number 2 rifle passed to Roger Rule at approximately this time. Lied’s inquiries as to the value of her rifle – serial number 2. Lied, the letter mentions the Janumarking date for the number 1 rifle and also states that assembly of Model 70 rifles did not begin until 1937. carried a photo of serial number 2 from the author’s collection, and page 52 showed a photo of a letter from Richard Pelton, Winchester’s Director of Marketing dated March 6, 1980. Quite naturally, the owner of the number 1 rifle acquired a copy as part of his research. Published in 1982 by Alliance Books, The Rifleman’s Rifle did much to expand and solidify collector interest in Winchester pre-64 Model 70 rifles. With significant reservation, the rifle was retired from hunting after 50 years of faithful and flawless service. This sparked a curiosity which lead to the realization that his plain old Model 70 was the first of its kind. Staggeringly, another ten years passed before a chance showing resulted in a dealer getting the vapors and blurting a surprisingly high offer. In 1977, after borrowing it over the course of several deer seasons, the current owner formally acquired the rifle still wearing the Fecker and with the Lyman sight in tow.
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Upon returning from the hunting trip, the owner had the rifle drilled and tapped in order to install a 10x Fecker scope, then hunted with it for the next forty years. Whether new or used when that sale was wrung, the rifle was already fitted with a Lyman receiver sight. 1, a feature article appearing in the June, 1990 issue of American Rifleman (bound copy included), the current owner’s uncle purchased the rifle from a hardware store in Durango, Colorado during the 1937 hunting season. As Winchester records are unavailable so far as supporting a proper factory letter is concerned, the actual shipping date and destination are unknown. According to Roger Rule’s The Rifleman’s Rifle, serial number 1 was marked on January 20, 1936. That they are paired presents an unequaled acquisition opportunity. Absent anything short of absolute certainty, each of these rifles stands among the world’s most important and valuable sporting arms. A most remarkable pairing – serial number 1 and serial number 2 Winchester pre-64 Model 70 rifles.
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