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BillWyo on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:49:42 +0000

Thank you so much to both you and Blue Ridge Parson for sharing your time and knowledge. Your insights have given me a whole new appreciation for the newest addition to my growing Winchester and Colt rifle collection. I just bought the rifle yesterday and can’t wait for it to arrive so I can take it to the shooting range! For reference, the Winchester Collectors Association places the manufacture date of my rifle (Serial Number 16947) in 1939.

JWA on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:34:16 +0000

There were three different eras of the G7501R and the sights changed for each era. The 99A with the 84A receiver sight was the first era of the G7501R and most were pre-WWII.

You can get a letter from Pauline Muerrle who has the polishing room records for the 75 and it will tell you the date of manufacture (week/month/year) but there are no warehouse records available to give you the exact configuration of sights as shipped.

To answer your other question, there are no specific records covering the exact number of the early G7501R rifles with your sight package produced but we can make a pretty good educated guess based on some of the known data. I will walk you through it at a high level so you can get a feel for the quantity.

The last "pre-WWII" serial number recorded in the polishing room records was 45365. Of that number approximately 10,000 +/- were the G7505R government contract rifles with a different sight package. The pre-war Model 75 Sporting rifles made up approximately 20% of that remaining number and the G7501R made up approximately 70% of the remainder from that, so the number you are looking for is roughly (45,365 - ≈10,000) x .8 x .7 = ≈19,804 pre-war Model 75 rifles in the G7501R sight configuration like yours. The G7501R was the most common variant of the Model 75 Target.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Best Regards,

BillWyo on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:20:17 +0000

Thank you. I have The Winchester Model 75 – Diversity in Design, on my list to get. Wish I can't get a Winchester letter for this rifle. Where there a lot of Model 75 Target's made with this configurations?

JWA on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:50:30 +0000

BillWyo said
Thank you. I was also thinking that, but I ran into a book which had a reference that seemed to say that Winchester branded that sight package as their sight but in fact it was a Wittek-Vaver G7527R match package. Not sure of this reference??? Would that be correct?

Hi BillWyo,

Thanks for the good, clear pictures - makes our job easy!

Blue Ridge Parson is exactly correct, your rifle (as configured) is a G7501R with the Winchester manufactured 84A Rear Extension Sight (which is wearing a Marble-Goss aperture) and the Winchester manufactured 99A front sight.

The Winchester catalog number G7527R you mentioned came equipped with the Vaver 3875 rear sight and the Vaver 1175 front sight which is not what you have.

The sight packages for the Model 75 were numerous and confusing so it is possible you misinterpreted the book or it is in error.

Best Regards,

P.S. In the future, the most current reference book on the Model 75 specifically is "The Winchester Model 75 - Diversity in Design" published in 2025

BillWyo on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:42:18 +0000

Thank you. I was also thinking that, but I ran into a book which had a reference that seemed to say that Winchester branded that sight package as their sight but in fact it was a Wittek-Vaver G7527R match package. Not sure of this reference??? Would that be correct?

Blue Ridge Parson on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:17:55 +0000

Your receiver sight is a Winchester 84A Extension Sight (which is wearing a Marble-Goss aperture.)

The front sight is a Winchester 99A.

BRP

BillWyo on Need help to ID. sights package on Model 75 from 1939

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:42:42 +0000

I have a Model 75, which I'm not sure the factory sight package. All help will be greatly appreciated. Please see see attached pictures.

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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:11:50 +0000

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KrzHorse on Winchester Model 490 - Manufacturing History Verification

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:05:21 +0000

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JWA on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:09:16 +0000

David F said
Got My Cinderella Rifle book on 22 In Home Guard. Interesting reading.
Not looking like can afford or find the Winchester Scope setup.
I've decided to go with the Receiver and Front sight.
So, looks like I have the Correct front Parker Hale Front Sight. The FS 23
What Parker Hale Rear would I be looking for? For the Rounded Receiver. The PH 16 ? Not a Lot of info out there.
Hoosier Dave

Yes, the PH16 is the one you need but be very, very careful as the PH16 was made in a lot of different configurations for a large variety of rifles. Some of the sights have a suffix such as the PH16G to denote the application but some of the early ones are only marked "PH16" so you have to check the mounting hole spacing, the inside radius to match your receiver and the mounting position (you need a left-side mounted sight) since some came as a right sight mount.

I am currently in the process of looking for one also so hopefully we won't get into a bidding war on eBay 😉

Best Regards,

David F on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:02:31 +0000

Got My Cinderella Rifle book on 22 In Home Guard. Interesting reading.

Not looking like can afford or find the Winchester Scope setup.

I've decided to go with the Receiver and Front sight.

So, looks like I have the Correct front Parker Hale Front Sight. The FS 23

What Parker Hale Rear would I be looking for? For the Rounded Receiver. The PH 16 ? Not a Lot of info out there.

Hoosier Dave

JWA on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:31:46 +0000

So, as a newbie collector long ago I didn't like them, I was on the hunt for all original, correct specimens, but now that I have those, I like the cool factor and provenance of the ones with "British Graffiti" on them as well.

Best Regards,

Jeremy P on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:51:47 +0000

Jeff, Elliott and I (AKA .22 nut, .22 nut #2, and a greenhorn .22 nut) were debating the British proof marks in Cody....seems collectors are split on whether they're cool or not. Personally, I like them! That history and journey of the gun couldn't make it any cooler!

JWA on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:44:18 +0000

Dave,

If you do decide to sell it, I am your buyer. It would pair nicely with my matching 697.

Best Regards,

David F on Winchester 67 Drilled and tapped

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:06:05 +0000

Had thought about selling the Winchester, but with the history, I'll just add it to my small collection.

Fairly sure I knew the scopes assembly would be costly.

Now I Just want to get it back to where I can get it in shooting condition. Will be on the look out for the sights, might take a while, and as I said It Might be My Christmas Present to myself if found.

Got the Book coming from Amazon. Going to be great reading.

Had a $20 gift card from Red Cross Blood Donation so great timing.

Hoosier Dave