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Here is one for you model 70 guys. I don’t know if the starting price is realistic or a wish. It sure looks like the real deal to me….
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/819344364
Erin
I’m not a model 70 collector, and I know just enough about them to get me in trouble, but boy this one looks like a time capsule. Love the original sales receipt.
Al
Had it on the watch list for 2 weeks, just couldn’t pull the trigger!
Seems to be the real deal, but have seen so many fakes, that I’m too cautious now…
Was that a special order caliber for that year? I just obtained a Winchester catalogue for 1955 and the .358 is not listed as an option. The new .243 is included, however.
Ed
Maybe Louis will chime in and give it his blessing….. With the seller being from MI and not CA 
gives you hope anyway
November 5, 2014
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All-
Sorry I missed this fun, as the gun now appears to have been sold. I was working today so just picked up this thread…
NO… I did not jump in and buy it, but if it’s legit that was a danged good price. I’d’ve enjoyed getting a hands-on look at it…
Basically, the S/N range is OK and the rifle looks correct. I have only one of these and I believe it legit. The S/N is 336998. The tall Win 22K is correct for a LC FWT of 1955.
IMHO the biggest question (that we will not likely resolve here) is the caliber designation stamp. There are two commonly encountered stamps… One is marked “358 WIN.-” the other is marked “358 WIN.-” where the “5” is slightly smaller than the “3” and “8”… I don’t know how to replicate this – change point – on the website, sorry…
This gun has the smaller “5” as far as I can tell. In some circles, that is taken as a sign the barrel is rebored and fake. My own opinion having handled several of these, seen several more on-line, etc. is that there were two stamps and the one on this gun is one of those two. Others will surely disagree…
Anybody have an answer to this??? I’d say I see nothing wrong with the gun… The accoutrement OTOH… 
Lou
WACA 9519; Studying Pre-64 Model 70 Winchesters
I was watching this gun also. When they don’t sell fast enough I always figure someone (probably from this group) has spotted something wrong. That goes both ways, I have seen a 1895 sell quickly with, a well done, “405” hand engraved on the barrel that sold for 5 or 6K. I figure better to see one go instead of learning a $4,000 lesson.
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