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May 27, 2010, 03:06 AM | #1 |
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Win 56 .22 short, stainless bbl ?'s
I posted this on the Rifle Forum and got limited response, so I thought I'd try here.
I have a Winchester bolt model 56, .22 SHORT, in very good shape. One of the peculiarities of the little rifle is that the bbl is marked "stainless". It has a blue/black, I suppose anodized finish. The magazine follower is marked from 1921 or possibly 1927. I am curious as to any comments or history a Win or .22 collector might have, or anybody else for that matter. The stainless bbl is quite a surprise. |
May 27, 2010, 04:51 AM | #2 |
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Post in the Winchester section of www.rimfirecentral.com and I expect you will get some responses.
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May 29, 2010, 09:53 PM | #3 |
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well
I stumbled through the log in and gave up.
Still hoping to hear on this forum. |
May 29, 2010, 11:28 PM | #4 |
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The model 52 was offered with a stainless barrel in 1930 and 31. The 56 was probably the same.
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February 5, 2011, 02:40 PM | #5 |
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Bamaranger--
I have the same rifle. According to info I have come upon over at RimfireCentral, existing records suggest 8,297 Model 56s (in both long and short) were made between 1926-30. The .22 short version was produced for only the first two or three years of the run, apparently. The estimate is that 1,171 short-only versions were manufactured. What makes our rifles even more rare is the stainless steel barrel. There is a VERY small number of these around. The Win aficionados on the RimfireCentral forum have never seen one. So it is highly sought-after by Winchester .22 collectors in its original condition. Mine is in 85-90% condition, and it is worth (in 2011) at least $2,000 and maybe a lot more. The original Winchester magazines alone go for $100 each. I have both a 5-shot and a 10-shot mag. Here's a link to an excellent writeup on the 56: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums...d.php?t=357927 Last edited by Bellevance; February 5, 2011 at 02:56 PM. |
February 11, 2011, 07:05 AM | #6 |
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Sent you an email just now, Bamaranger--with the PDF attached. There is more info--and lots of interesting comments--over at the Rimfire site. Just click on that link.
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