Winchester Model 53 .44WCF (.44-40) – 1926, 22” BARREL, 9.5/10 BORE, vintage firearms

Description:
General Specs: Winchester, 1926, .44-40, 6lbs. 1oz., LOP 13 1/16"
Serial Number:  6394 

The Winchester Model 1892 is John Browning’s design that closely mirrored the venerable 1886 action but for the smaller handgun calibers that were made popular by Winchester.  Initially made in.32 W.C.F (.32-20), .38 W.C.F. (.38-40), and .44 W.C.F (.44-40).  Winchester also added the .25 W.C.F. (.25-20) to the Model 1892 line. The standard caliber was .25-20, however, the most desirable caliber was the .44-40 which carried the stopping power needed in those dangerous moments. It was a big deal in those times to be able to carry a sidearm and long gun in the same caliber so ammunition would be universal. In 1924, Winchester introduced the Model 53, a modernized version of the Model 1892 rifle. This example, serial number 6394, produced in 1926 by Winchester features a half-length magazine tube, and shotgun buttplate. Moreover, it’s chambered in .44-40, a round that Colt’s SAA revolver is also chambered for. This gun is in excellent, factory original condition with a 22” barrel with sharp crisp rifling, and a bore that rates a superb, almost perfect 9.5/ 10! Most riflemen know that on an older rifle, the condition of the bore is what makes one rifle worth buying and another not worth having.  Excellent bores shoot well. It is becoming more difficult to find a Model 1892 or a Model 53 with much of the original factory finish remaining, this rifle has not been tampered with in anyway, retaining Winchester factory finishes on all metal and wood.  The barrel and magazine tube retain 99% factory blue; the lever and hammer retain 90% factory case color and the receiver 50% bluing. Of note is the flaky bluing on the receiver, this is a usual hallmark of Winchesters produced in this period. Happily, no owner of this gun has ever seen fit to re-finish the bluing, the gun is righteous even with its flaws! This Model 53’s furniture features very well-figured wood which is factory original with no cracks and retains nearly all original factory varnish. Of the roughly 15,000 Model 53 rifles produced, only about 2,200 were chambered in .44-40! Still a viable rifle to shoot today, and ammunition is readily available. If you have a Colt Single Action Army in .44-40, you’d have an outstanding gunslinger combo too! Have a look at the detailed specifications and pictures below. Thanks for looking!


Barrels
Barrel Length:   22"
Bores:   9.5/10 mirror
% Blue:   99%
Capacity:   6+1
Sights:   front white bead, rear peep sight

Action
Action:   lever
Receiver Condition:   50%
Screws:   superb
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   90%

Stock
Type:   straight/semi-beavertail
LOP:   13 1/16"
LOP To End Of Wood:   12 13/16"
Butt Treatment:   metal

INQUIRIES
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Payment and Shipping
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Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: FL, MI, PA, TN
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $160.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
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PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Rifle Caliber: .44-40 Winchester
Handgun Caliber: .44-40 Winchester (.44 WCF)

Price: $5,750.00