My bit of minor research on Winchester 52's indicate that Winchester originally designed the 52 for submital to the U.S. government as a small bore training rifle. It was beat out by the Springfield 1922.

Winchester cried foul due to Springfield being a government armory, but still lost out. I have two pre-A's. One an original slow lock and a second that is a fast lock. They are both exceptional rifles and worthy of their reputation. Pictured is the slow lock from 1929.





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