C&R · II · 606
Winchester Model 53
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 20 ↗
Winchester, Model 53, all original, mfd. from 1924 to 1947 with 16" or longer barrel, and 26" or longer overall length.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESOriginal as the ATF wording requires: “all original”
- ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “with 16" or longer barrel, and 26" or longer overall length”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1924–1947 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. from 1924 to 1947”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Winchester Repeating Arms Co.Basis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: outside reference ¹
- Action
- LeverBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .25-20 WCF, .32-20 WCF, .44-40 WCFBasis: no citation
- Made
- 1924–1947Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1892” ↗, type: 'The Winchester Models 53 (1924) and 65 (1933) were relabeled Model 1892s'; every Model 1892 is a lever-action centerfire rifle (infobox type)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester 92 short rifle transparent.png” by Hmaag, CC0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 1892”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Winchester Model 1892 is a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company's lever-action for pistol-caliber rounds such as the .44-40.