Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester Model 54, speed lock .270

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 54, rifle, speed lock variation, cal. .270.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1932–1936.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Type
Rifle
Action
Bolt
Caliber
.270
Made
1932–1936production; ATF states no date¹²
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 20 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. boone-crockett.org ↗, years: Model 54: Winchester 'in 1932, added the speed lock'
  2. americanrifleman.org ↗, years: speed lock dated 1933 (with the .22 Hornet); 'When the Model 54 was discontinued in 1936, more than 50,000 had been built'
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
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1930–1936 → 1932–1936. Speed lock added 1932 (Boone and Crockett) or 1933 (American Rifleman), Model 54 discontinued 1936; no source for 1930

All corrections · How corrections work

Historical context

Winchester Model 54 (base model shown for Winchester Model 54, speed lock .270)
Shown: a Winchester Model 54, not specifically the speed lock .270 variation.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchester Model 54 Charles Lindbergh SI AaS.jpg” by Darkhelmet322 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 54”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Winchester Model 54 is a bolt-action rifle manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The 54 was the first successful production run civilian centerfire bolt action for Winchester.