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Armyphotog · August 25, 2012, 08:57 PM

The model 07 was available to anyone who wanted to buy them. Police or whoever. Another Police equipment company would buy them, modify them and offer them to police departments. In 1934, I guess Winchester got tired of it and offered a "police model" themselves. They are few and far between, but the dead giveaway was a fixed, non adjustable rear sight. Their sales were flat, so the "police model" was discontinued in 1937. However, some of the ideas were retained, such as the beefed up stock and forearm, which was prone to cracking due to the force of the recoiling 2 1/2 lb. internal block. From then on, the line was comprised of this one rifle back to the adjustable rear sight, steel buttplate with the few other minor improvements. You could always order the rifle sling as an extra, etc.

August 25, 2012, 08:57 PM	#18
Armyphotog Junior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Posts: 2	The model 07 was available to anyone who wanted to buy them. Police or whoever. Another Police equipment company would buy them, modify them and offer them to police departments. In 1934, I guess Winchester got tired of it and offered a "police model" themselves. They are few and far between, but the dead giveaway was a fixed, non adjustable rear sight. Their sales were flat, so the "police model" was discontinued in 1937. However, some of the ideas were retained, such as the beefed up stock and forearm, which was prone to cracking due to the force of the recoiling 2 1/2 lb. internal block. From then on, the line was comprised of this one rifle back to the adjustable rear sight, steel buttplate with the few other minor improvements. You could always order the rifle sling as an extra, etc.