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| Makers |
|---|
| Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT 967 |
| Descriptions |
| rear sight 51 front sight 59 magazine 88 sporting 150 stock 186 varnished 52 round barrel 64 sling swivel attached (rear missing) ramp/bead (hood missing) 7 adjustable semi buckhorn barrel 187 finish 98 checkered steel buttplate 6 detachable box 8 repeating 61 blued overall 21 semi-pistol grip 25 tapered 20 one-piece walnut 14 |
| Names |
| firearm 4093 |
| Date: |
| 1949-1957 |
| Dimensions: |
| L: 42.5 in, Barrel length: 24.375 in |
| Credit Line: |
| Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection |
| Gloss: |
| Authorization for the development of a new bolt action repeating rifle with a detachable box magazine was given on May 31, 1944. This model was to be developed as a sort of a Junior Winchester Model 70, to handle the 218 Bee, 22 Hornet, 25-20 Winchester, and 32-20 Winchester cartridges. Factory records show the first delivery of M/43 rifles to warehouse stock on February 4, 1949. The Model 43 was the first postwar development in Winchester center fire rifles. It embodied the well-proven principles of the famous smooth, fast Winchester bolt action that adapted it to that highly popular sport known as pest and small game shooting. Discontinued in 1957, about 62,617 were made (Watrous: 1966). The right side of this Model 43 is completely cut away from the wrist to the rear sight, exposing the bolt and trigger mechanism and magazine arrangement. A sample cartridge is in the chamber. |
| Inscription: |
| [left barrel] Made in New Haven, Conn. U.S. of America | Winchester Proof Steel | Winchester/Trade Mark | Model 43 218 Bee |
| Remarks: |
| Bolt action repeating sporting rifle. Ramp-bead front sight (hood missing). Adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight. Round tapered barrel. Detachable box magazine. Blued overall. One piece walnut stock, varnished, semi-pistol grip, checkered steel buttplate. Sling swivels attached (missing rear). right side completely cutaway from wrist to rear sight exposing bolt and trigger mechanism and magazine arrangement. Sample cartridge in chamber. |
| Model: |
| Model 43 |
| Caliber/Gauge: |
| .218B |
| Serial Number: |
| none |
| Accession Number: |
| 1988.8.351 |
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