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Can anybody help ID this rifle for me. The rifle appears to be a .22 center fire of some sort but their are no barrel markings. The only visible marking is on the underside of the receiver (shown in the pics). Supposedly it was in a guys closet since at least the '60s.





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Looks like a Winchester High Wall modified to a varmint rifle when that was very common.


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Don't they call that Varmintized ? Roll Eyes
The high wall was chambered in a very large number of cartridges, take a chamber cast ,don't guess.
 
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Thanks for the help!
 
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Take the forend off and see if there are any markings on the barrel.

Cheers, Chris


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I would if I had it. A buddy was trying to get some guns appraised for a widow. Hopefully I will get to buy her collection. We'll see.
 
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Looking at the gun and scope I'm betting it will be:
22 Hornet
218 Bee
22-3000
22 R Lovell

IF you are LUCKY it will be 219 Donaldson Wasp!



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Dollar says it's a Wasp...
 
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I wouldn't bet on anything without a chamber cast being done.
 
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Originally posted by Firearmdoc:
I wouldn't bet on anything without a chamber cast being done.

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Interesting rifle but without a chamber case, who knows,
 
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My guess is a Hornet or a Bee. That's not much of a scope.
 
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