Guns International #: 102386227
Seller's Inventory #: CM23-264

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 71 - Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64

Category
Winchester Rifles - Model 71
Winchester Rifles - Lever Pre-64

** SOLD ** Winchester Model 71 Lever Action Rifle Chambered in .348 Winchester Caliber **Mfg 1950 - Uncommon Rifle - Very Nice Example**

Description:
Here we have an increasingly scarce Winchester Model 71 lever action rifle chambered in .348 Winchester caliber. The Model 71 is a slightly modified version of the Browning designed Winchester Model 1886, it was only chambered for the .348 Winchester round; except for an extremely rare .45-70 Government and .33 WCF. It was also (other than 400 rifles chambered for the .348 in the Cimarron 1885 Hi-Wall in 2005-06) the only firearm that ever used that cartridge. The Model 71 was conceived as a replacement for both the Model 1886 and Model 1895 as a complement to the Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle and to replace a raft of cartridges (the .33 Winchester, the .45-70, the .35 Winchester, and the .405 Winchester) with just one (the .348 Winchester). The rifle and cartridge were very effective against any North American big game in heavy timber, including the great bears, if using the 250-grain (16 g) bullet. It was once very popular for hunting in Canada and Alaska. This particular example is in good overall condition exhibiting some handling, use and probably storage marks. The metal components like the barrel and receiver have some scratches and the finish is thinning in places like the bottom of the receiver and bottom of the lever. The rear aperture sight is interesting in that it is mounted onto the bolt and moves with the bolt when the lever is cocked. The front sight is hooded with a white bead for visibility. The rifle is loaded through a side loading gate on the right side. The handsome warm wood components have very few marks of any kind just a very few pressure marks. A Pachmayr recoil pad is affixed to the butt of the rifle. At some point some hand engraving was done on the bottom of the receiver above the serial number....it looks like a small "$". The Winchester Model 71 was considered by many to be among the very finest lever action rifles ever made. This fine Winchester would make a great addition to a collection of Winchesters or a strong start to a new collection. 

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SOLD

Rifle Caliber: .348 Winchester
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 71
Serial Number: 29689
Barrel Length: 24 inches round
Condition: Very Good
Metal Condition: Very Good
Wood Condition: Very Good
Bore Condition: Very Good strong rifling
Action: Lever Action
Butt Pad: Pachmayr
Manufacture Date: 1950