Guns International #: 102984544
Seller's Inventory #: 247307

Category - Winchester Rifles - Model 55 - Winchester Rifles

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Winchester Rifles - Model 55
Winchester Rifles

1929 mfr. WINCHESTER M55 Lever Action TAKEDOWN .30-30 LYMAN PEEP SIGHT C&R SCARCE Winchester with 20,500 Produced

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1929 mfr. WINCHESTER M55 Lever Action TAKEDOWN .30-30 LYMAN PEEP SIGHT  C&R

SCARCE Winchester with 20,500 Produced

Here we present a C&R Winchester Model 55 Lever Action Takedown Rifle manufactured in New Haven, Connecticut in 1929. In the mid-1920s the handy Model 94 was losing sales. Consequently, in 1924 Winchester introduced an “updated” version of the Model 94 rifle. The company dubbed it the Model 55 (not to be confused with the Winchester Model 55 top-loading, single-shot .22 rimfire of later years), in keeping with a similar policy for the Model 1892, which had become the Model 53.
The earliest guns were made as takedowns, as is this example, a nod to the popularity during that era of storing guns in closets or trunks or transporting them via bicycle or in suitcases. In 1930, solid-frame Model 55s were made available. Extra-order options, such as shorter or longer barrels, double-set triggers and half-octagon barrels, are known to exist. In 1932, with approximately 20,500 guns made, the Model 55 was discontinued to make way for the Winchester Model 64. There were enough spare parts in Winchester’s inventory, however, to keep the Model 55 in production until 1935, even though it was no longer catalogued.

Sometime around 1946, Winchester, at the other gunmakers persistence, bowed to them and renamed the cartridge to .30-30, rather than the .30 WCF (Winchester Center Fire), obviously because the other makers didn’t like the Winchester name in the cartridge their rifles were firing, along with Winchester worrying they would miss out due to everyone else calling it a .30-30.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. The action is excellent. The bore is very fine: shiny bright with sharp rifling—looks hardly fired. The stock has a small chip that has formed on the heel from being dropped on the butt plate but is otherwise in fantastic shape. The Lyman sight mounted on the receiver is a great asset to this takedown rifle in .30-30!

Own the original! This firearm is classified as Curio & Relic.

Barrel: 24 inches

Caliber: .30 Winchester Center Fire (.30-30)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R Licensee. This firearm is classified as Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

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$2800

#247307
 

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Antique: Yes