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January 1, 2007
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Has anybody ever confirmed a Winchester model 61 with factory mounted scope on smooth topped receiver ?
I just sent payment foe one that appears correct but haven’t got it in hand yet.
Thanks
Wayne aka oliver
November 1, 2013
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Without a sales receipt or similar documentation, I don’t know how it could be confirmed. What kind of scope? Hope you didn’t pay a “factory mounted” price.
January 1, 2007
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Bought at reasonable price . It has period Weaver scope and mount . The finish on both is excellent .
Purchased by sellers aunt in 1951 and left to sellers father who never used it and left to his son the seller and now mine
when it arrives . I just thought somebody could shed some light on how to prove factory installation or aftermarket .
My feeling is it was installed by the selling dealer. But who knows ????
Wayne
November 1, 2013
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oliver said
My feeling is it was installed by the selling dealer. But who knows ????Wayne
Very plausible. For a time after the factory got out of the scope biz altogether, Lyman scopes could be ordered & mounted, but by ’51, I think scope installation had become the customer’s responsibility. You could date the scope by knowing exactly when Weaver began using removable caps on the adjustments, which occurred between 1949 & the mid-’50s, but I can’t pin it down closer than that.
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