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October 27, 2026
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I have several pictures of a gun rack that was posted online years ago on a facebook group (I did speak to the gentleman that posted it but have no record of the conversation- I apologize if he is in this group!). Can anyone tell from the pics if this was an actual Winchester store rack/display or a vintage custom piece? I have searched several times but have not found another example. Either wa
y it’s a beautiful piece….
December 21, 2006
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I sure don’t recognize it as being a “winchester made rack, I have been in error before though
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December 9, 2002
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I’m in agreement with Henry, as the color of the stain, isn’t even close to the Winchester color, for one obvious point.
There is nothing about this, that would make me think, it’s a Winchester made rack! IMHO!
Tony
May 14, 2025
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Guys this one is for sale at Richmond and is an authenticated Winchester Gun Rack! they look similar to me but trust the experts can vet it better than I can!
October 27, 2026
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Buck94 said
Guys this one is for sale at Richmond and is an authenticated Winchester Gun Rack! they look similar to me but trust the experts can vet it better than I can!
https://guns.richmondauctions.com/lots/view/5-2OOY5M/rare-winchester-solid-oak-6-long-gun-store-display-pedestal-style-rack
Thank you Buck94! Looks like the same rack. Could have been built to look like the one in the auction. I have no dogs in this… I don’t have it for sale…. don’t want to buy it…. I just admired it and was curious. He said it was original in a friendly conversation! Here’s another Pic- you can see the same supports.
July 17, 2012
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FWIW, The racks look different to me. The base edge is cut differently, one is beveled, one fully angled among other differences.
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WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
November 7, 2015
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The Richmond rack and the newer (updated?) rack are nice but I’m partial to carbine and shotgun butts. I realize a shelf could be made to accommodate these variants but the simplicity of these racks is intriguing. They would also showcase a Schuetzen butt.
I’m still hopeful someone will undertake the task of building table-top show racks, I wish I had the talent, shop space and equipment to make them. I don’t need one but I know the market is there for a limited supply.
Mike
January 20, 2023
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The color of the rack, whether stained, fumed, or aged natural, is original or reproduced “Golden Oak” – a historically popular finish for Oak furniture and paneling, particularly for things made or built in the Late Victorian/Edwardian Era, from about 1880 to 1920.
A Golden Oak gun stand as part of a long gun display would be “period correct” and unsurprising for any establishment selling Winchesters during that period.
I am very tempted to add this to my list of things to shop build. The materials cost wouldn’t be cheap if you insisted on quartersawn or riftsawn White Oak in the thicknesses required. The good news is a lathe wouldn’t be needed- I don’t own one.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
March 31, 2009
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Buck94 said
Guys this one is for sale at Richmond and is an authenticated Winchester Gun Rack! they look similar to me but trust the experts can vet it better than I can!
https://guns.richmondauctions.com/lots/view/5-2OOY5M/rare-winchester-solid-oak-6-long-gun-store-display-pedestal-style-rack
The one in the Richmond auction is an authentic Winchester gun rack. Take a look on page 709 of the Standard Catalog of Winchester. The other one may be an original that has been re furbished? The original has felt in the notches at the top. Believe me, making the bottom piece where the rifle butts sit isn’t and easy part to make.
March 31, 2009
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If you are going to collect Winchester items, you need 2 books.
Winchester Rarities and the Standard Catalog.
January 20, 2023
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Chuck said ” Believe me, making the bottom piece where the rifle butts sit isn’t and easy part to make.”
No kidding.
I’d be inclined to make it in sections with a band saw and router table, making a common pre-drilled hole with a template. Then join the sections on a 1/2″ brass rod, plugging the ends with face grain Oak plugs.
You wouldn’t get done with it by suppertime.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
July 17, 2012
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For the bottom piece, I would be inclined to 3D print a pattern and then use a three-dimensional duplicating wood carving machine to crank out a number of them. Easy Peazy.
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WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
November 5, 2014
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So Jeff-
So what you’re saying is that all Zeb needs is one of these? This is an old Winchester factory photo.
Salstrom stock duplicating machine c.1950s??? I’m sure he can pick one up CHEAP on eBay… 
I would like to have dimensions (of each part) of those racks, just to figure out how to make one… Looks like a fun project for the DIY’er with a wood lathe to go with his/her jig/scroll saw. The wood would be easy… My Brother has a saw mill and we’ve got lots of white oak logs to quarter saw…
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
December 9, 2002
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Chuck said
Buck94 said
Guys this one is for sale at Richmond and is an authenticated Winchester Gun Rack! they look similar to me but trust the experts can vet it better than I can!
https://guns.richmondauctions.com/lots/view/5-2OOY5M/rare-winchester-solid-oak-6-long-gun-store-display-pedestal-style-rack
The one in the Richmond auction is an authentic Winchester gun rack. Take a look on page 709 of the Standard Catalog of Winchester. The other one may be an original that has been re furbished? The original has felt in the notches at the top. Believe me, making the bottom piece where the rifle butts sit isn’t and easy part to make.
Chuck,
Thanks for that, as I looked on page #709, and like you said it’s in there, and the base might be remade, or re worked but that’s definitely it!
Learned something else on this great site!
Thanks,
Tony
January 20, 2023
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Louis Luttrell said
So Jeff-
So what you’re saying is that all Zeb needs is one of these? This is an old Winchester factory photo.Salstrom stock duplicating machine c.1950s??? I’m sure he can pick one up CHEAP on eBay…
I would like to have dimensions (of each part) of those racks, just to figure out how to make one… Looks like a fun project for the DIY’er with a wood lathe to go with his/her jig/scroll saw. The wood would be easy… My Brother has a saw mill and we’ve got lots of white oak logs to quarter saw…
Lou
I don’t think would it fit in my garage. If it did, there would have to also be enough room for a single mattress and a heater because I would be sleeping out there with it.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
July 17, 2012
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Louis Luttrell said
So Jeff-
So what you’re saying is that all Zeb needs is one of these? This is an old Winchester factory photo.Salstrom stock duplicating machine c.1950s??? I’m sure he can pick one up CHEAP on eBay…
I would like to have dimensions (of each part) of those racks, just to figure out how to make one… Looks like a fun project for the DIY’er with a wood lathe to go with his/her jig/scroll saw. The wood would be easy… My Brother has a saw mill and we’ve got lots of white oak logs to quarter saw…
Lou
Lou,
I think that is a bit extreme but probably similar to what they were made on originally.
No, I was thinking more small scale. These duplicators can be found for less than $1000 and are a fun addition to any wood shop.
If someone can get the dimensions I can throw them into G-code and easily 3D print a pattern for use on a duplicator.
Best Regards,
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
January 20, 2023
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Well, I’ve got the Bosch trim router….
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
July 17, 2012
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Zebulon said
Well, I’ve got the Bosch trim router….
You are halfway there, now you just need the more expensive bits….
WACA Life Member #6284 - Specializing in Pre-64 Winchester .22 Rimfire
April 30, 2023
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Factory machine looks heavy Zeb, might have to put that downstairs. I’ll keep an eye out for one for you…
January 20, 2023
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JWA said
Zebulon said
Well, I’ve got the Bosch trim router….
You are halfway there, now you just need the more expensive bits….
Let me guess: carbide, industrial diamond-tipped, Unobtainium?
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
