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model 62 question
mx88
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my 62 is marked 62 short long and lf on the barrel. is has 17 rings on the forearm. the serial number is 192xxx. is this a 62 or a 62a? the gun is in perfect shape. hard for me to believe it has been cobbed together
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According to Schwing's book, your serial number was made in late 1946 or January 1947.If you like Winchester pump 22's, this book is a real resource on them.
Regards, Bob
this gun has a coil hammer spring and three pins on the top of the bolt in the reciever . also just one screw in the tang going from the top to the bottom. yet only model 62 on the barrel.
Your Winchester is positively a Model 62A, but one with a Model 62 barrel. Winchester never threw out any useable parts, and it is not uncommon to find a "newer" style firearm with an "older" style barrel on it.
i agree is has all the parts of a 62a yet the serial numbers and the barrel markings have no A stamped on them. so what do you think the original box called it? what shall i tell my grandson it is when he gets it for christmas?
Tell him that it is a Model 62A manufactured in December of 1946 (if the serial number is <192481, or in January of 1946 if the serial number is >192480). The original box most likely had 62A on it.