Dave my first 22 was a used Winchester 67 with the finger grooves, my brother George received a used 67 with the full forend. That was 54 years ago this Christmas.
Monday this week I walked into a local shop and found that a like new 67A with original box had just been put out for sale. It’s a full forend model and had just been brought in by the original owner.
Despite my latest attempts to reduce my gun collection, I fell of the wagon again and bought it immediately. Who amongst us that had one of these as a kid could pass it up?
The box is dark and oil stained and taped but it’s beautiful in my eyes. The gun has been set aside as all used guns purchased by a dealer in AZ must be held for 21 days before it goes home.
I wish I could bring it home for Christmas but it will need to wait.
I will get some pictures and post them here before Christmas. Not sure the year of manufacture as this model was not produced with serial numbers.
I hope some close examination of the box and the posting of pictures will provide clues to its age.
It’s a shame the history is lost so many times when a gun changes ownership.
I only know that a old gentleman brought it in and said he bought it new as a kid. That’s it. Makes you wonder since he bought it why it didn’t get used and how did it manage to stay in the original box all this time.
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