Winchester Slide Action Rifles (Winchester Classics)

Winchester Slide Action Rifles is brimming with thorough detailed information - exploring receivers, barrels, markings, stocks, stampings and engravings of the favorite slide-action guns of America. This first edition of the "Winchester Classics" series features an exhaustive history - told through the eyes of respected firearms expert Ned Schwing - of Winchester's innovative and very popular slide-action.22 caliber rifles, including models 1890, 1906, 61, and 62. With an entirely new index, new color photos, a new introduction, and updated information, this classic reference volume combines what was previously a two-volume set into one complete volume. Hundreds of photographs show the development, mechanical features (inside and out) and variations of various slide-action rifles and present an abundance of other details. This reference is filled with valuable data including serial numbers, production and sales figures, retail prices and more.