C&R · II · 623
Winchester Model 88
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 88, rifles, all cal.’s.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1955–1973.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ²- Manufacturer
- Winchester-Western Div., Olin Corp.Basis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- LeverBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1955–1973production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ⁴
- 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: High · 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 1955–1973, before the sale: Olin era.
- 2. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, country: Model 88 section infobox origin United States
- 3. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, action: Model 88 section: 'A short-throw lever operated a three-lug rotating bolt'
- 4. Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle” ↗, years
- 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
NO VERIFIED IMAGE AVAILABLEWe show only freely licensed images verified to depict this model. None has been found yet.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Winchester rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
A Winchester rifle is any of a series of lever-action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873 was particularly successful, being marketed by the manufacturer as "The Gun That Won the West".