campergeek
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...so this little bolt-action .22 and I have become emotionally involved. She's older than me. Do you think our relationship is weird?
Seriously, I have a couple of Winchester model 67 rifles, and I'm seeking clues as to how to determine roughly when they were made - considering that there are no serial numbers. Are there any particular clues I can look for that can help determine a range of dates of manufacture? Below are some of the details of the guns:
67 #1:
Stock is narrow, with finger grooves. The screw holding the stock & barrel together is not flush and can be turned as a thumb screw. The barrel is marked:
MADE IN U.S.A. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
MODEL 67-22 SHORT
LONG AND LONG RIFLE
WINCHESTER (using trademark letters)
TRADEMARK
The safety is marked U.S.A. PAT PENDING, and the bolt & barrel are both marked with proof marks which line up (top of breech & front of bolt) when the bolt is closed & locked. The proof mark is not distinct in either location. The left edge of the receiver, about 1/4" behind the breech, is stamped with a number "7", visible from above between the bolt & the stock.
67 #2:
Stock is wider (almost bulbous at the fore) than #1, with no finger grooves. The screw is slightly inset, and the stock has strap swivels. The barrel markings are identical, with the exception of the number on the receiver (there is none). The same proof markings are present on the barrel & bolt, and the safety is also stamped U.S.A. PAT. PENDING.
Seriously, I have a couple of Winchester model 67 rifles, and I'm seeking clues as to how to determine roughly when they were made - considering that there are no serial numbers. Are there any particular clues I can look for that can help determine a range of dates of manufacture? Below are some of the details of the guns:
67 #1:
Stock is narrow, with finger grooves. The screw holding the stock & barrel together is not flush and can be turned as a thumb screw. The barrel is marked:
MADE IN U.S.A. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
MODEL 67-22 SHORT
LONG AND LONG RIFLE
WINCHESTER (using trademark letters)
TRADEMARK
The safety is marked U.S.A. PAT PENDING, and the bolt & barrel are both marked with proof marks which line up (top of breech & front of bolt) when the bolt is closed & locked. The proof mark is not distinct in either location. The left edge of the receiver, about 1/4" behind the breech, is stamped with a number "7", visible from above between the bolt & the stock.
67 #2:
Stock is wider (almost bulbous at the fore) than #1, with no finger grooves. The screw is slightly inset, and the stock has strap swivels. The barrel markings are identical, with the exception of the number on the receiver (there is none). The same proof markings are present on the barrel & bolt, and the safety is also stamped U.S.A. PAT. PENDING.