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Bert H. said
Floatshoe,Your Model 62 was manufactured in October of 1936. The information quoted from Ned Schwing’s reference book is not 100% accurate in regards to when Winchester began using crowned barrels on the Model 62.
Bert
Thank you kindly.
Do your records have any information on shipping destination as this example came off a farm in Midway, Kentucky
There are no known records that provide shipping destination information.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert H. said
There are no known records that provide shipping destination information.Bert
That’s too bad
What can you tell me about the silver bead front sight. Is that "standard"
Floatshoe…to me, and I am no expert, that silver bead looks like it has been added after the original bead either fell out, was damaged, or was removed. It does not look factory. I don’t know enough about this model and/or the sights to know what type of bead should have been in there. Peter
The front sight bead looks like it is Tin versus silver. There were a number of different front sights that were used on the Model 62/62A (and on the other .22 caliber rifles as well). I can not say if yours is "standard" or not.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
I agree with Bert about the tip being Tin. The sight looks to be the standard Winchester 75C.
Bert H. said
There are no known records that provide shipping destination information.Bert
That’s too bad
What can you tell me about the silver bead front sight. Is that "standard"
"Tin Tipped" sights are found on various models including some of the .22 cal. rifles. Here’s the patent for it:
http://www.google.com/patents/US712863?pg=PA2&dq=A.+Tilton+Winchester+front+sight&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ha5sUaeVCsi4yAGBm4GYBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Note the date and the sometimes found NOV 4 02 stamp on some front sights.
Some of the front sights that got the "tin tip" are in the 21 series Sporting Front Sights, 23 series Winchester Express Front Sights and the 75 series sights among others. That may be a 75 series sight pictured.
Brad
I agree. That’s a 75 series. The same sight is pictured on page 123 of Schwing’s Vol. I on an 1890 octagon barrel. It’s a good close-up picture. Part of the subscript; “These sights were usually tipped with tin.”
According to the Madis sight book there were slight height differences in the various 75 sights but he has all but the D listed for the 62.
Gene 🙄
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