Winchester 71 ??'s

my-handyman

April 23, 2010 08:30

I should know this but I never keep it straight. Which is the more rear / valuable the short or long tang? Also did the 71 come with two different type of factory peep sight, side receiver and a small one on top of the action? I hope this makes sense about the peep sights. Thanks for any info you might have!!

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  Bert H.

  April 23, 2010 09:43

  Condition for condition, the pre-war "long tang" will bring a higher sale price.
  
  There were several different rear sight options available for the Model 71. The standard was a barrel mounted (in a dovetail) open rear sight. A bolt mounted peep sight could have been ordered, or a receiver mounted peep sight could have been ordered (early rifles will have a Lyman No. 56, later rifles a Lyman No. 66). There were two variations of the bolt peep sight... the first was fastened with a single screw, the second with two screws.

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  my-handyman

  April 23, 2010 12:57

  Mr. BH: Thanks very much for your time and info! One more question - Is there an ending/starting S/N for the long to short tang ( I know Winchester didn't keep the best of books ) Just a ballpark number. Have a Good weekend! Thanks Again!

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  Bert H.

  April 23, 2010 13:47

  Serial number 1 through approxiamtely 22,000 are long tangs.
  
  You are quite welcome[:)]

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