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Make: Winchester
Model: 1910
Serial Number: 18206
Year of Manufacture: 1928
Caliber: .401 Winchester Self Loading (.401 W.S.L.)
Action Type: Blowback Operated Semi-Automatic with 4-Round Removable Magazine
Markings: The left side of the barrel is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. / NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. SELF LOADING MODEL 1910. PAT. AUG. 27. / DEC. 10. 1901. FEB. 25. 1902. FEB. 17. 1903. AUG. 21. OCT. 30. 1906. JULY 5. 1910.”, “-.401 CAL.”, and “-NICKEL STEEL BARREL- / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. The top of the barrel at the rear and the top of the receiver at the front are each marked with an ovalled “WP” proof mark. The left receiver flat is marked “18206” at the bottom-rear, the bottom-left shoulder of the trigger portion of the receiver is marked “18206” above the trigger. The top tang is marked “WINCHESTER / TRADE MARK / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / MOD. 1910 S.L.”.
Barrel Length: 20”, Round
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a “MARBLE No. 2” beaded blade dovetailed to a base on the front of the barrel. The rear sight is a “U”-notched elevator sight dovetailed into the rear of the barrel. The top tang is drilled, tapped, and filled for a tang sight (none present).
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are two-piece smooth walnut with a flat-bottom half-pistol grip, straight comb, and checkered Winchester black hard rubber buttplate. The stocks have some scattered nicks, scrapes, and scratches. The bottom right of the forend has a crack that has slightly raised a small portion. The LOP measures 13 3/4″ from the front of the trigger to the back of the buttplate. The buttplate has scattered light wear, generally at the heel and toe, with otherwise sharp checkering and lettering. Overall, the stocks are in Fine Condition.
Type of Finish: Blue
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore ranges from bright to dull with sharp rifling. There is light erosion throughout. In this writer’s opinion, the bore rates 7 out of 10.
Overall Condition: This rifle retains about 75% of its metal finish. The finish is thinning at all edges. Most of the balance is in scattered minor surface oxidation. There are some scattered light nicks and scratches. There is finish loss on the muzzle, plunger, rear of the receiver, bottom of the receiver in front of the magazine, and on the trigger guard which has taken to a light patina. The bottom of the trigger guard has handling wear. The action shows operational wear. The screw heads range from sharp to tool marked with strong slots. The markings are clear. Overall, this rifle is in Very Good Condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We have not fired this rifle. As with all previously owned firearms, thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This rifle includes one vintage original blued 4-round box magazine correctly, solely marked “-.401 CAL.-” on the bottom.The mag is in Very Good Condition, with operational wear and some minor surface oxidation. It features intact feed lips and a very strong spring.
Our Assessment: The Winchester Model 1910 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic rifle chambered exclusively in .401 Winchester Self-Loading, and fed from a 4-round detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard. Made from 1910-1936 with only 20,787 produced, any Model 1910s remain fairly rare today. The .401 WSL chambering pushed a 200 grain bullet out of the barrel at more than 2,000 fps, easily twice the energy of a modern .41 Magnum shot out of a pistol, and made it more potent than the previous Winchester Self-Loading offerings. The Model 1910 followed the semi-automatic Model 1903 (rimfire), 1905 (.32 or .35 WSL), and 1907 (.351 WSL), all designed by Thomas Johnson, a key designer for Winchester who also designed the Model 12 shotgun. France ordered some of these rifles from Winchester during WW1, and they saw use in early air combat. One was even used by an observer aboard a balloon to shoot down a German airplane.
This Winchester Model 1910 Rifle was made in 1928 and is in Very Good Condition. It features a 20” barrel, 75% of its original blued finish, elegant two-piece smooth walnut stocks (the bottom right of the forend has a crack that has slightly raised a small portion), a “MARBLE No. 2” front sight, a correct, original blued 4-round mag, strong mechanics, and a bore that ranges from bright to dull with sharp rifling and light erosion throughout. If this one isn’t gobbled up by collectors, it will make a nice camp rifle that would be excellent against predators and deer.