Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present outstanding semi-automatic rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Winchester 63!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 63
Serial: 148525
Date of Manufacture: 1956
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable elevator rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut buttstock and forearm
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
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 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 began to lose popularity, mainly because it used a proprietary cartridge, which was the only cartridge it could use to chamber properly. As such, a replacement had to be made, 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.
Shipping: Please be advised that on this example, the buyer will pay shipping based on their location.
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: 148525
Date of Manufacture: 1956
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 23"
Optics/Sights: Blade front with Adjustable elevator rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut buttstock and forearm
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
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 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 began to lose popularity, mainly because it used a proprietary cartridge, which was the only cartridge it could use to chamber properly. As such, a replacement had to be made, 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.
Shipping: Please be advised that on this example, the buyer will pay shipping based on their location.
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
Buyer pays actual shipping costs for the following option(s): 2nd Day, Ground
No international shipments.
Any orders placed with magazines that are not compliant with your state, county, or city regulations will not ship with your order.
