Barrel length 69 cm (27"), stock length 33,5 cm (13,25"), overall length 116 cm (45,75"), weight 4,0 kg, year of manufacture 1925, no proof, condition 3-4
18 mm heavy match barrel, raised match sights, original scope mounting blocks on barrel, direct trigger, wing safety on left side, cock-on-closing gun, magazine, checkered iron butt plate, wooden stock with wear marks, small chip on pistol grip, bluing partly clearly rubbed, flash rust spots on system, barrel bright with sharp rifling.
The Winchester 52 is considered the most accurate small caliber rifle ever made in the USA, this example is a rare early production!
The history of Winchester goes back to developments in and before the time of the American Civil War. The Henry Rifle produced by the New Haven Arms Company and developed by Benjamin Tyler Henry was particularly influential in this regard. Finally, in 1866, Boston-born Oliver Winchester turned it into the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven, Connecticut. The first lever action rifles were expensive due to their complex construction. At the same time, their enormous potential was impressive. The concept of a magazine tube below the barrel and a lever action (toggle joint) for feeding and ejecting cartridges had just begun to gain momentum in its development. Other technicians such as Nelson King (known for the Model 1866 in gunmetal manufacturing also called Yellow Boy) or John Moses Browning (block breech) were involved in the evolution of the concept. The original model underwent a multitude of changes, optimizations and variants. Whether in the magazine tube, the loading mechanism, breech, ejection or in the change of ammunition to modern powerful centerfire cartridges. It quickly developed its own tradition, the different types themselves were titled with model and year based on the year of introduction. The brand name persists to this day, both in the field of ammunition or weapons is manufactured. For collectors, in addition to the valuable historical originals, there are a number of limited special editions.
Category: Repeating Rifles
