.264 Win Magnum Featherweight Sightless Rifle - 1963

This is a .264 Winchester Magnum Featherweight rifle produced in 1963. The rifle has all original finishes and grades in NRA very good condition. The bolt is correct and serial number matched to the receiver; both are marked with serial number 571502. Winchester offered rifles without sights in the pre-64 years, but only by special order and relatively few were ever produced. And because this rifle is chambered in .264 Winchester Magnum (a relatively scarce chambering, representing just 4.2% of model 70 production), a genuine special order sightless example is truly a rare find. After close examination of this rifle, we have determined it was produced in the Winchester factory, not a fake or custom rifle. The bluing grades at 95% and is in excellent condition with only light wear on the bolt components and slight fading on the floorplate. The metal is in excellent condition with no significant scratches, dings, freckling, or other defects. The 22" Featherweight barrel has very little t