As things tend to do, one lead to another and ownership of serial number 2 transferred to him. At some point thereafter, the number 2 rifle was presented for sale at a major gun show attended by the owner of rifle number 1. Ownership of the number 2 rifle passed to Roger Rule at approximately this time. Lied’s inquiries as to the value of her rifle, serial number 2. Lied, the letter mentions the Janumarking date for the number 1 rifle and also states that assembly of Model 70 rifles did not begin until 1937. carried a photo of serial number 2 from the author’s collection, and page 52 showed a photo of a letter from Richard Pelton, Winchester’s Director of Marketing dated March 6, 1980. Quite naturally, the owner of the number 1 rifle acquired a copy as part of his research. Published in 1982 by Alliance Books, The Rifleman’s Rifle did much to expand and solidify collector interest in Winchester pre-64 Model 70 rifles. ![]() ![]() With significant reservation, the rifle was then retired from hunting after 50 years of faithful and flawless service. That 1 sparked a curiosity which lead to the realization that his plain old Model 70 was the first of its kind. ![]() ![]() Staggeringly, another ten years passed before a chance showing resulted in a dealer getting the vapors and blurting a surprisingly high offer.
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