Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this amazing semi auto rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Winchester 63!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 63
Serial: 140738A
Date of Manufacture: 1955
Caliber: .22 Lr
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Mable Silver Bead Front / Adjustable Dovetail Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut / Plain Pistol Grip
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: WP Inspector Marks On Receiver
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Winchester Model 63 was an American .22 caliber self-loading rifle designed by T.C. Johnson in 1901 and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1933 to 1958. The final iteration of the Johnson-pattern Winchester self-loading rifle, the Model 63 was the replacement for the Model 1903.
The design origins of the Model 63 goes back to 1901 from a patent dated 1901 by T.C. Johnson, a longstanding employee of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The rifle that became of this patent was the Model 1903, the first semi-automatic firearm commercially sold by the company and was also the first semi-automatic rifle design that was offered for commercial sale in North America. The rifle enjoyed modest commercial success. In the 1930s, however, the Model 1903 was falling out of popularity mainly due to its use of a proprietary cartridge which was the only cartridge it could use for it to chamber properly. As such, a replacement had to be made; this replacement was named the Model 63. The Model 63 enjoyed immediate commercial success, with steady sales throughout the 1930s. Production ended briefly in the 1940s as Winchester refocused their production lines towards the war effort; production resumed in 1946 after World War II had ended. The rifle was quietly discontinued in 1958 after production was getting increasingly expensive, with most other companies migrating to cheaper methods of production. Some 174,692 were produced over its twenty-five-year production run.
The Model 63 was a simple blowback firearm with a balanced breech bolt, as was with all the Winchester self-loading rifles of the time. Ammunition was fed into the rifle via an internal tubular magazine; rounds are fed through a hole in the stock. The rifle's charging handle is a plunger located under the barrel that resembles a cleaning rod; this was intentional as the rifle was to have completely flat sides so nothing poking off the side would catch onto things. Post-1946 models include grooves for claw-type scope mounts.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Winchester is in Superb condition showing no indications of regular consumer use or handling that we can see whatsoever!!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 63
Serial: 140738A
Date of Manufacture: 1955
Caliber: .22 Lr
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Mable Silver Bead Front / Adjustable Dovetail Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut / Plain Pistol Grip
Action: Semi Auto
Markings: WP Inspector Marks On Receiver
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Winchester Model 63 was an American .22 caliber self-loading rifle designed by T.C. Johnson in 1901 and manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1933 to 1958. The final iteration of the Johnson-pattern Winchester self-loading rifle, the Model 63 was the replacement for the Model 1903.
The design origins of the Model 63 goes back to 1901 from a patent dated 1901 by T.C. Johnson, a longstanding employee of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The rifle that became of this patent was the Model 1903, the first semi-automatic firearm commercially sold by the company and was also the first semi-automatic rifle design that was offered for commercial sale in North America. The rifle enjoyed modest commercial success. In the 1930s, however, the Model 1903 was falling out of popularity mainly due to its use of a proprietary cartridge which was the only cartridge it could use for it to chamber properly. As such, a replacement had to be made; this replacement was named the Model 63. The Model 63 enjoyed immediate commercial success, with steady sales throughout the 1930s. Production ended briefly in the 1940s as Winchester refocused their production lines towards the war effort; production resumed in 1946 after World War II had ended. The rifle was quietly discontinued in 1958 after production was getting increasingly expensive, with most other companies migrating to cheaper methods of production. Some 174,692 were produced over its twenty-five-year production run.
The Model 63 was a simple blowback firearm with a balanced breech bolt, as was with all the Winchester self-loading rifles of the time. Ammunition was fed into the rifle via an internal tubular magazine; rounds are fed through a hole in the stock. The rifle's charging handle is a plunger located under the barrel that resembles a cleaning rod; this was intentional as the rifle was to have completely flat sides so nothing poking off the side would catch onto things. Post-1946 models include grooves for claw-type scope mounts.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Winchester is in Superb condition showing no indications of regular consumer use or handling that we can see whatsoever!!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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