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I do not but some of my friends do or did.  Over the years when the book was revised pictures changed. 

Hi Bill-

I am strictly a Model 70 collector.  I do not own any of the few M70s pictured in Madis’ book.  There was one, a M70 Super Grade, pictured in Madis that came up for sale a while ago but I didn’t chase after it.  IIRC it had a couple “issues” that worried me.

I do, however, have several M70s pictured in the Rule and/or Whitaker Model 70 books in my collection (“several” may be an understatement depending on your perspective). 

Does being pictured in a book “add value”?  Or “proof” of legitimacy??  Not IMHO…  What it does is to prove that the rifle existed prior to 1981 and 1978, respectively.  So at least I know they weren’t faked yesterday…

Here’s one, pictured in Whitaker’s M70 book.  The only one like it that I know of belongs to an esteemed WACA member.  They are the same…  But it’s not something that would interest a lever gun collector…

Best,

Lou

I’ve met many people over the years who have assumed that a rifle that was pictured in George’s books was an endorsement that the rifle was completely correct.  That is not true for all of them. Many collectors allowed George to photograph rifles (and shotguns) from their collections.  That does not mean he inspected each one the way he would when someone would send him a piece for his evaluation.

steve004 said
I’ve met many people over the years who have assumed that a rifle that was pictured in George’s books was an endorsement that the rifle was completely correct.  That is not true for all of them. Many collectors allowed George to photograph rifles (and shotguns) from their collections.  That does not mean he inspected each one the way he would when someone would send him a piece for his evaluation.
  

RIGHT!  Here’s one I drooled over since 1985 when I first became aware of it and vowed to own it someday if the opportunity should arise, and I determined it looked much better in black & white in the book than in modern color photographs where problems were identified.

https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-rifles/winchester-1886-from-1895-in-45-90/

Here’s my Model 94/95 hybrid carbine pictured in the 1895 book.

Don

I have had the privelege of owning several book published Winchesters over the years, but I think I’ve had this one the longest; 

I have a 1895 short rifle in 30 US that is in the Madi’s book.

 I have an 1886 45-90 extra hvy oct 32″ barrel that letters 15#, s/n 20391. Page 332. T/R

Maverick said

Roger Adam said
My “Winchester International Match Single-Shot Rifle of 1913” is pictured eight times in John Campbell’s first volume book “The Winchester Single Shot”, and once in his second volume book of the same name.
  

I would have to dig out my Maids books to check. But I’m pretty sure if not the rifle, the drawings for that custom style rifle are shown in either the “Winchester Book” or the “Winchester Hand Book”. I don’t know which specific serial number is shown. But I’ll have to dig my copy out and find it.
Sincerely,
Maverick
  

Thanks for the response Maverick.  The International Match rifle that’s pictured in the Madis book is serial number 102363.  It’s also pictured in the James Grant book “More Single-Shot Rifles” published in 1959.  I was able to handle and inspect that rifle as part of the research that I did on my rifle.  It’s currently in a private collection in Minnesota.