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![]() *Sale Pending* - FIRST YEAR WINCHESTER MODEL 53 RIFLE IN DESIRABLE 44 WCF Guns International #: 103215664 Seller's Inventory #: W4394 Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 53 - Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64 Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com ![]() Seller: LeRoy Merz Antique Guns Company: Merz Antique Guns Member Since: 10/27/09 First Name: LeRoy Last Name: Merz State: Minnesota Zip: 56538-0494 Country: United States Phone: (218) 739-3255 Fax: (218) 739-4599 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 903 Total Number of Listings: 60735 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. 3 days Payment Types Accepted: Money orders, cashier or personal checks Description: 22 inch tapered round barrel chambered in 44 WCF caliber with a bright shiny excellent bore. Sights include a beaded blade front with a blank in the rear dovetail and an added Marbles folding tang. Barrel has thinning blue toning to grey. 1/2 length magazine tube. Receiver is a dull grey/brown patina. Action is crisp. Straight grip walnut stock is in good condition and proud to the metal with only minor handling mars. A hairline crack on left side of the forearm near the frame. Steel shotgun butt plate. Only 24,916 were made from 1924-1932. This first year 1924 production Model 53 is in the desirable hard to find 44 WCF caliber and has the Takedown frame with an excellent bore. It has everything going for it. Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google. Price: $2,875.00 Curio/Relic: Yes Rifle Caliber: .44-40 Winchester |