Joe Smith said
Hello there…. I have the following Model 61
100451
round barrel
22 S.L. or LR
Upper tang not drilled
No W below serial number
Butt plate is checkered with Winchester logo. Can’t tell if it is steel or plastic
Smooth receiver
I’m pretty sure it is from the 1940’s. It is in good shape and still shoots great. Killed a few squirrels this weekend. Bluing is heavily faded.
Hello Joe,
Based on the serial number the rifle was manufactured during 1948. The butt plate should be a simple checkered steel with no Winchester logo on it. Thanks for adding your rifle into my survey.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
The have following Model 61s:
Ser. # 6768, octagon barrel, 22 W.R.F., has a tang sight, steel butt
Ser. # 52131, round. barrel, 22 L.R. Shot Only, Win. counter bore, drilled for tang sight, steel butt
Ser. # 68151, round. barrel, 22 W.R.F., has a tang sight, steel butt
Ser. #300285, round. barrel, 22 Win. Mag. R.F., Grooved receiver, plastic butt
Ser. # NONE, round. barrel, 22 S, L, L.R., no tang holes, this gun has a grooved ALUMINIUM RECEIVER, steel butt (Bert Hartman has seen this gun)
Hope this helps.
Roger the Relic
Roger Baker said
The have following Model 61s:
Ser. # 6768, octagon barrel, 22 W.R.F., has a tang sight, steel butt
Ser. # 52131, round. barrel, 22 L.R. Shot Only, Win. counter bore, drilled for tang sight, steel butt
Ser. # 68151, round. barrel, 22 W.R.F., has a tang sight, steel butt
Ser. #300285, round. barrel, 22 Win. Mag. R.F., Grooved receiver, plastic butt
Ser. # NONE, round. barrel, 22 S, L, L.R., no tang holes, this gun has a grooved ALUMINIUM RECEIVER, steel butt (Bert Hartman has seen this gun)
Hope this helps.
Roger the Relic
Thanks so much for the early Christmas present of the data on your rifles. They are all new rifles for the survey and I have entered them. Do SN 52131 and 68151 have a “W” stamped about 1.5 inches below the serial numbers?
Thanks again
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
tionesta1 said
Michael,
For your survey, I just acquired a NIB model 61 22 mag Rf:
1. sn:306814
2. letter (A) under serial number
3. grooved receiver
4. plastic butt
5. round barrel
6. tang not drilled
Al
Thanks Al,
I had it with the exception of the “A” stamp!
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
This is a list of Model 61s that I have in my collection. Trust it will be of some help.
The four listed below are all the same,
Sn. 265491 Sn. 277553 Sn. 287664 Sn. 290083
Round barrel, .22 S.L.or LR, No holes in top tang, No W, Plastic butt plate and grooved for scope.
Sn. 34213 Has round barrel, .22 S.L. or LR. Two holes in top tang, No W, Steel butt plate and no scope grooves
Keep up the good work.
Michael.
Michael Brown said
This is a list of Model 61s that I have in my collection. Trust it will be of some help.
The four listed below are all the same,
Sn. 265491 Sn. 277553 Sn. 287664 Sn. 290083
Round barrel, .22 S.L.or LR, No holes in top tang, No W, Plastic butt plate and grooved for scope.
Sn. 34213 Has round barrel, .22 S.L. or LR. Two holes in top tang, No W, Steel butt plate and no scope grooves
Keep up the good work.
Michael.
Thanks so much Michael. Those are all new ones for the list of data!!!
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
renegade said
Did you get the serial number for the Routledge (NIB) that Dave Riffle has on his web site??? I think he has sold it for around $15K
renegade saidDid you get the serial number for the Routledge (NIB) that Dave Riffle has on his web site??? I think he has sold it for around $15K
Hello,
I did not get that rifle. I am traveling in New Zealand for another month so my internet time is a but restricted. If you could pass it along I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
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