Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Winchester Model 70, 50th Anniversary

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 70, 50th Anniversary bolt-action rifle, cal. .300 Winchester Magnum, S/Ns 50 ANV 1 through 50 ANV 500.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm is this edition: “50th Anniversary bolt-action rifle”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/Ns 50 ANV 1 through 50 ANV 500”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1987.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
United States
Manufacturer
U.S. Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, CT¹
Type
Rifle
Action
Bolt
Caliber
.300 Winchester Magnum
Made
1987production; ATF states no date²
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. Wikipedia, “Winchester Repeating Arms Company” ↗, maker: “In December 1980, the New Haven plant was sold to its employees” and “incorporated as the U.S. Repeating Arms Company”, “granted a license to make Winchester arms”; Olin made Winchester arms until then; made from 1987, after the sale: U.S. Repeating Arms era.
  2. gunvalues.gundigest.com ↗, years: 'There were 500 manufactured in 1987.' 'Chambered for .300 Win. Magnum.'
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

Winchester Model 70 (base model shown for Winchester Model 70, 50th Anniversary)
Shown: the base Winchester Model 70, not the 50th Anniversary edition.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Winchestermodel70.jpg” by Meniscus at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester Model 70”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Winchester Model 70 is a bolt-action rifle. It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936, earning the moniker the "Rifleman's Rifle". The action has some design similarities to Mauser designs, and it is a development of the earlier Winchester Model 54, itself being based on a Mauser 98–type action.