..............When I was a pre-teen kid I remember shooting my Great Uncles Winchester SS that my grand father had (My G-Uncle had passed before I was born. In any event grandpa had orange groves. He wasn't much of a 'Gun Guy' and neither was my dad so I don't recall how I ever managed to be shooting the rifle. I actually think it was a Winchester model 68 target version, but the model 67A is close enough. We'd set up a couple wooden field boxes and place some oranges on top so I had something to shoot at
The bluing is at least VG-Exc, if not better, and has only a couple small spots of freckling. The wood is walnut and is also in great shape.
Yup, the cocking knob is missing as I had the bolt apart cleaning it up after I got it home. Then I suddenly decided to take some pics
The first thing 'Un-original' was that the action had been D&T'd with 4 holes for a side saddle scope mount. I filled them with slotted screws.
The 2nd, was the flat spot on the bolt handle to clear the scope. However it was done very nicely.
Buttplate is a original in exc condition. The bore is like a mirror and it is happily a VERY fine shooter. It has the standard 27" tapered barrel. I paid $225 for it, so now I have an almost exact copy of the very first gun I'd ever shot
Fooling around on the net I was surprised to see all the information that abounds for these rifles. They were made from IIRC 1934 ($5) to 1963. Since there is no serial number, according to production changes my rifle was made in early 1937.
.................Buckshot