The serial number for the Winchester Model 70 is located on the receiver, usually on the right side, near the magazine well and the bolt handle. The Model 70 series features a serial number for every year since 1935, but records for individual firearms are incomplete as of May 2015. To obtain date of manufacture on a Model 70 made after 1992 please contact the Winchester Customer Service Department at 800-333-3288. In the event of alteration or the serial number being expunged, the BATF needs to be advised.
This information below gives a fairly accurate picture of year of manufacture for Model 70s until recent years (1992). The information below was taken from rough documents that were typed up a number of years ago and do not yet exist digitally. To obtain date of manufacture on a Model 70 made after 1992 please contact the Winchester Customer Service Department at 800-333-3288. In the event of alteration or the serial number being expunged, the BATF needs to be advised. DO NOT ship the firearm as this is a federal offense.
For a complete listing of manufacturing dates according to serial number for many other historic Winchesters of the past click this link.
Winchester Pre-'64 Model 70 Serial #25
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There is probably not one regular reader of Guns and Shooting Online that does notknow the Winchester Model 70 story. The Rifleman's Rifle is one of the bestknown sporting rifles in the world. The M-70 is revered, because it is ahighly-refined, American-made, improved derivative of the renowned Mauser 1898 boltaction design. Gigabyte z270xp-sli network controller driver download. It has been lauded in the gun press for over 70 years. Like theMauser 98, the Model 70 is a controlled feed action with a full length extractorand a fixed, receiver mounted ejector. The receiver was machined from a single blockof steel with an integral recoil lug and an open top for ease of loading andunloading. The one-piece bolt body was also machined from a steel billet.
Most knowledgeable gun cranks and collectors have yearned for a “pre-1964” Winchester,because of the revision of the M-70 (actually a whole new design, although theModel 70 nomenclature was retained) that took place in 1964, rendering thepost-'64 a simpler, push feed action. This redesign was the result of costcutting that seems to be a part of all major high-production firearm companies,not just Winchester. The post-'64 Model 70 was their answer to the RemingtonModel 700, which was far less expensive to build and thus more profitable. The pushfeed Model 70, although much maligned in the gun press, remained afundamentally better and more expensive action than the Model 700, roughlycomparable to today's Weatherby Vanguard.
Of all the Holy Grails of Winchester M70 collecting, a low numbered pre-war wouldsurely take first chair and I recently handled this particular rifle, which hasbeen offered for sale. It is a standard grade Model 70 in “.30 GOVT 06”caliber, with approximately 98% of its bluing and an original stock inapproximately 93% condition. The stock has plenty of drop, as it was designed for use with iron sights. The bore is mint.
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The receiver and barrel are both polished and blued, which is unusual. A matte finished receiver was standard for pre-WW II Model 70's, just as it was for post-war Model 70's. It is probable that this rifle has been re-blued at some point. The only part missing is the original folding rear leaf sight, probably removed to provide clearance for a telescopic sight.
The receiver has been drilled and tapped for scope mounts, as you can see in the photo below. Pre-war Model 70 receivers were not drilled and tapped for scope mounts by the factory. They have a smaller rear receiver ring than post-war Model 70's and a pre-war Model 70 that has been drilled and tapped cannot use post-war Model 70 bases; the rear base will not be tall enough.
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The safety is the early 90-degree two-position type that is either off, or locksboth the striker and the bolt. This differs from the vast majority of M-70'sthat have a three-position safety, allowing for unloading with a lockedstriker, that is used to this day.
Needless to say, all the hallmarks of old-time production gun making are present. Allparts are milled from forgings, there are no stampings, castings, or plasticand many of the parts were undoubtedly hand fitted. The barreled action, bottomiron with hinged magazine floor plate and trigger guard are finished in a traditionalpolished blue. The lacquer finished, black walnut stock is hand checkered in a simple pointpattern with good coverage.
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What is startling about this M70 is its serial number. It is serial number 25. It was probably manufactured during thefirst week of M-70 production in 1936, during the waning years of the GreatDepression. To handle a Model 70 of this age in this condition is a real treat.