Scarce Winchester Model 53 Rifle 25-20 Mfg 1928

Serial #962938, .25-20 WCF, 22 inch tapered round Nickel Steel barrel with a bright, excellent bore.  This is a Model 53 Winchester lever-action rifle built in 1928 as part of a relatively limited 8 year production run of a model designed to be an updated 1892.  This example is in very fine condition with barrel showing about 75-80% of the original blue thinning to gray along the sides.  The receiver has worn, mostly gun metal gray with small protected areas of finish toning to gray-brown.  The original serrated metal shotgun butt, straight grip wood stocks are excellent with scattered scratches, nicks and small contusions with a  short crack at the right shoulder corner of the wrist that appear stable.  It is sighted with an adjustable semi-buckhorn rear and an updated brass bead front sight.  The action functions smoothly holding at half and full cock with a crisp trigger.  A very fine example of a relatively scarce Winchester 53 rifle.   FFL or C&R