Winchester Rifles and Shotguns was established by Oliver F. Winchester on February 20, 1866. The first model produced under his name was the Model 1866 lever-action rifle .44 caliber rimfire. There had been earlier rifles produced using lever action, including the Rocket Ball and Volition Repeater in 1848, Jennings Rifle (patent 1851), Smith and Wesson pistol, and Volcanic Repeating Arms (New Haven Arms Company and Henry Rifles). When the design was improved by B. Henry Tyler (shop foreman at the New Haven Arms Company), the .44 caliber metallic rimfire cartridge became powerful enough to compete with the single shot rifles of the day. Winchester Repeating Arms Company established itself as one of the world's leading firearms manufacturers, and the subsequent rifles produced by Winchester are all highly prized by collectors today.

About Single-shot 22 bolt action Winchester Rifles

The 1900 single shot bolt .22 caliber rifle was the first small  reasonably priced rifle that Winchester produced The gun was listed at a retail sale price of $5.00. The actual design of the first 1902 was done by John M. Browning, with subsequent modifications undertaken at the Winchester factory.  Production of the Model 1900 began in 1899, and the rifle was chambered for .22 short and long interchangeably. This was followed by production of the Model 1902, then the Model 1904. A total of 1,048,000 of these three single shot bolt .22 caliber models was produced through 1931. The next single shot bolt .22 caliber model was the 58, a less than successful attempt by Winchester to replace the 1902 and 1904 with a lower priced rifle. Production of the Model 58 began in 1928 with only 39,000 guns sold. The following Model 59 had a similar fate, being introduced in 1930 with only 9,000 guns sold and production stopped the same year as it was introduced.
In 1931 Winchester introduced the second generation of single shot bolt .22 caliber rifles, with the Model 60 and 60A.  These rifles had the same action as the Model 59, but with several improvements such as a better quality wood and a curved bolt and trigger. A further upgrade was made with the Model 67, and effort by Winchester to provide the consumer with a wider choice of styles. The Model 67 was able to shoot .22 S, L, and LR bullets interchangeably. In 1935 the W.R.F. caliber was added as an option to this model. The next single shot bolt .22 caliber rifle in this line was the Model 677 that had no dovetails cut into the barrel metal and was made only for scopes. The last single shot bolt .22 caliber rifle in this line was the Model 68 and that had a number of variations. Domestic guns (except the Model 1904) did not have serial numbers, but rifles exported were serial numbered. Overall, this series of low-priced single shot bolt action .22 caliber rifles was a fairly successful adventure for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. THIS APPRAISAL COURSE WILL PROVIDE VALUES FOR ALL Single-shot 22 bolt action Winchester Rifles.

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Appraisals
To determine the value of your firearm, you must first look it over carefully and analyze it with a non-biased eye. There will be sufficient information in this course to accurately price and date your Winchester single-shot bolt action rifle. As you go through the process fill in appropriate boxes in the right-hand column by clicking the mouse-pointer on the open circle that is most appropriate.

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There are 11 distinct Model Configurations of Winchester single shot bolt .22 caliber rifles, and they can vary a great deal in value. In appraising your gun, you must initially determine your Model Configuration, then if it is a standard or deluxe variety. After selecting the appropriate Model, you will be easily guided through the variations and condition, to the value range. There are also additional informational pages on the history of Winchester firearms and one on different variations specific to each model.

There are 4 steps to this process.

Step 1: Determine the Model-Configuration of your firearm
Step 2: Determine Variations of model type
Step 3: Determine your rifle Condition
Step 4: Determine the Value of your firearm

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