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proof marks on old Win. 22's

lig66lig66 Member Posts: 130 ✭✭
edited March 2013 in Ask the Experts
Did Winchester put proof markings on all the old 22 rifles? How about the sights?

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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No, and what exactly are you asking about in regards to the sights? Sights were not proof marked?

    WACA Historian & Life Member

  • lig66lig66 Member Posts: 130 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Bert. I had a potential bidder ask to see a close up pic of the proof marks on my Win. 68 early variety 22 rifle. Both the bolt and the sights. There was a faint "light strike" proof on the bolt. Nothing on the sight.
  • tsr1965tsr1965 Member Posts: 8,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You would need to quantify old, and early. Before 1906, mostly, no proof marks.

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  • Bert H.Bert H. Member Posts: 11,281 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by lig66
    Thanks Bert. I had a potential bidder ask to see a close up pic of the proof marks on my Win. 68 early variety 22 rifle. Both the bolt and the sights. There was a faint "light strike" proof on the bolt. Nothing on the sight.


    All Model 68 rifles were proof marked. Winchester .22 caliber rifles made prior to 1908 were not proof marked. The bolt and the barrel were stamped with a proof mark.

    The sights on the Model 68 were different than those on its more common sibling Model 67. The bidder wants to see & verify that it has the correct sights.

    WACA Historian & Life Member

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