and just like that miraculously he has 2 more Brand new ones! Amazing ain’t it! 

Rick C said

Bill Jokela said
My first time responding to a thread on this forum. My fiance Jo and I own four of these original banners. We own two model 61, one model 62 and one Super W Speed banners and have displayed them with our gun collections at Cody recently. These banners were made in 1932 to advertise these products. If you had original banners and repro banners side by side the repros would jump out as too bright because of the enhanced brighteners and dyes used in modern post war papers. Also, most original banners will have been folded once or twice when they were mailed. Inspect the paper for wrinkles, dirt on the paper and folded corners or small tears. After all these banners are 94 years old and were meant to be thrown away.
  

Hi Bill, thanks for your first post. Can you advise if your original banners show the model number partially covered up the same as the ones here we’re discussing from eBay? The 61 is only slightly covered at the bottom but, the 62 a lot more and I wouldn’t think they would do that 🤷🏼‍♂️
  

Bill,

My two posters have folds, the colors are bright, and the dimensions match exactly what Schwing illustrates. By any chance can you post a couple of pictures of yours?

Thanks,

Al

Chuck said
Here is a picture of my Sporter.

Again.............beautiful grain!  This model seems to have more surviving 'high condition" specimens as compared to other's in the Winchester lineup.

Maybe they cost a bit more so they weren't as quickly handed off to kids to take out in the woods and fields??? 

Thanks Chuck!

Bill Jokela said
Rick C.  The first time that I saw either of these banners my thoughts were why would Winchester partially cover up the model number or the Winchester name. I guess the focal point was the product. I looked at the eBay banners, and they are identical to the originals except for the brightness and the folds.
  

Well that answers that and I agree 100% with your comments and observations in your first post. Thanks for the reply Bill.

And……I was back in the safe this morning and I thought I’d snap a couple of pics of this whole group together.  Now I know some members here have some enormous slide action collections.  Let’s see ‘em…

Jeremy P said
OK fine maybe I'll dig out the others and take a photo, since they're at the front of the safe more or less....
  

Please do…..😁

A nice group you have assembled there. As you're well aware of, these have always been fun to shoot.

Thanks for sharing!

BRP, 

You're extremely nice M-75 is very much appreciated here by us all. You're descriptions of the sights, and explaining the enhanced functions really helped me to understand their intended purposes, bringing to light this nice set up, the original owner seemed to have ordered. What a nice example.

Thanks for sharing!

Tony

Bill Jokela said
My first time responding to a thread on this forum. My fiance Jo and I own four of these original banners. We own two model 61, one model 62 and one Super W Speed banners and have displayed them with our gun collections at Cody recently. These banners were made in 1932 to advertise these products. If you had original banners and repro banners side by side the repros would jump out as too bright because of the enhanced brighteners and dyes used in modern post war papers. Also, most original banners will have been folded once or twice when they were mailed. Inspect the paper for wrinkles, dirt on the paper and folded corners or small tears. After all these banners are 94 years old and were meant to be thrown away.
  

Hi Bill, thanks for your first post. Can you advise if your original banners show the model number partially covered up the same as the ones here we’re discussing from eBay? The 61 is only slightly covered at the bottom but, the 62 a lot more and I wouldn’t think they would do that 🤷🏼‍♂️

Mike

Thanks for posting.  The finish on that rifle is really nice.  I can see now what Jeff was talking about with the fine cut checkering vs the later sporters.  The sight is cool too.  Adds a little bit of class to an already beautiful example.

Anyone else…. Keep ‘em coming!

Bert H. said
Tony,
The chrome moly barrels were typically marked "CMS", and the Model 53 rifles with rare exception were all manufactured with Nickel Steel barrels (usually marked "MNS").  Nickel Steel was phased out with CMS (Proof Steel) beginning in April 1932 for all of the various center fire rifle models.
Bert
  

Bert H. said

Blue Ridge Parson said
The "C" on the bottom of the barrel may denote what steel was used in making the barrel.
BRP
  

In 1927, the "C" most likely indicated "Crucible".  Th Crucible Steel Company was one of several suppliers that Winchester purchased steel from.
Bert
  

Bert,

Thanks for refreshing my rusty memory, as it plainly makes sense now. The Crucible steel surely applies here.

Tony