.220 Swift Winchester Varmint Rifle - 1963

This is a .220 Swift Varmint rifle produced in 1963 with all factory-original finishes. The varmint rifle configuration was produced from 1955-1963. This rifle was one of the last pre-64 models produced by Winchester. The bolt and receiver are both marked with serial number 575778, the pre-64 production ended with serial number 581471. It has the 26" medium-heavy stainless-steel barrel mated to a sporter style stock.    The metal is in excellent condition. The factory “Du-lite" bluing of the stainless barrel has no notable wear or fading. There are some very small scratches in the barrel finish. Likewise, there is no notable edge wear or fading on the receiver or bottom metal; the floorplate does have some very light freckling. There is very light bluing wear on the guide areas of the receiver where the bolt lugs contact the guides. The bluing on the bolt is near perfect.  The bore of the 26" stainless barrel has very little throat wear and mild heat crackling near the chamber, but the