![]() Total Estimated Pre-A Model 52s After Sporting Rifle Production: 5145 to 5340 I guess we'll never know what percentage of these were Sporting rifles, but Houze describes the sales as "brisk" Hence, from the date of the first Sporting rifle until the first pre-suffix "Type A" rifle, Winchester produced approximately 5145 to 5340 Model 52 rifles of all configurations. The first "Type A" (pre-suffix) rifles, with the modified receiver and improved safety stem, were produced in February of 1935 (See ), beginning with around Serial # 36564 to 36699, depending upon when in February production actually began. It appears the very first Sporting rifles (after the introduction of the 52 speedlock) were produced in August or September of 1933 (See in Houze's book), beginning at around Serial # 31359 to 31419, depending upon the actual month production began. I have come up with some production numbers that I feel must be at least close, but I would like to present this information to the Winchester gurus to see what they think. In an attempt to estimate which model is, in fact, rarest, I have used Houze's book, a few magazine articles, auction results, and my own rifles for reference. Yet, many of the publications assigning values to firearms characterize the "Cs" as the rarest. My less-than-scientific observations seem to indicate "B" Sporters are, by far, the most commonly encountered, and I have seen personally more "Cs" than "A"s and "Pre A"s. 22 rifle of all time, I recently purchased a pre-suffix "Type-A" Sporting rifle in about 98% condition, and this purchase piqued my curiosity about its rarity. In my never-ending pursuit of the very finest. Today my question involves production numbers for Winchester Model 52 Sporting rifles. ![]() I am very new to RFC, but I have been a rimfire enthusiast for 35 years, owning everything one can imagine, plus designing and fabricating a few myself. I THINK THIS LINK WILL WORK FOR WINCHESTER DATES OF MANUFACTURE:
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