Upon returning from the hunting trip, the owner had the rifle drilled and tapped in order to install a 10x Fecker scope, then hunted with it for the next forty years. Whether new or used when that sale was wrung, the rifle was fitted with a Lyman receiver sight. 1, a feature article appearing in the June, 1990 issue of American Rifleman, the owner’s uncle purchased the rifle from a hardware store in Durango, Colorado during the 1937 hunting season. As Winchester records are unavailable so far as supporting a proper factory letter, the actual shipping date and destination are unknown. According to Roger Rule’s The Rifleman’s Rifle, serial number 1 was marked on January 20, 1936. That they are paired presents an unequaled acquisition opportunity.īoth rifles have a captivating history.
Absent anything short of absolute certainty, each of these rifles stands among the world’s most important and valuable sporting arms.
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