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Weatherby Mark XXII .22 L.R. Tube Fed Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Weatherby Mark XXII .22 L.R. Tube Fed Rifle
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For your consideration is a Weatherby Mark XXII .22 L.R. tube fed rifle. It features rich factory blue metal finish, folding leaf rear sights, ramp front sight, a Monte Carlo stock with roll-over cheek piece, rosewood fore-end tip and grip cap, and hand checkered fore grip/ grip. Roy Weatherby and Fred Jennie designed the .22 rimfire rifle they wanted and once negotiations with Beretta were finalized, they began production of the first of the Weatherby rimfire rifles on their own design. The new Weatherby XXII was debuted at the 1962 National Sporting Goods Dealer Show and pretty quickly Roy Weatherby had orders for 2500 rifles. In order to keep costs down and quality up Roy Weatherby’s next move both for his rimfire rifle and his centerfire rifles was to investigate manufacturers in Japan. The Japanese share some national characteristics with the Germans and the pursuit of perfection is something that sets both nations apart. A suitable manufacturer was found in the Japanese KTG company and they produced the Weatherby rimfire rifles from 1967 until 1971 when production was shifted to Nikko Kodensha who made the rifles until production was shifted back to the United States and taken on by Mossberg in 1980. Serial Number: T03011. This is a modern firearm and requires a FFL transfer or NICS background check.