WINCHESTER MODEL 52 TARGET Description
.22 S (rare) or LR cal., 5 shot mag., 28 in. standard or heavy barrel (1st cataloged 1933), target sights and target style stock, speedlock trigger feature was introduced in 1929. Approx. 125,233 Model 52s in all variations were mfg. between 1919-79.
Barrel drilling and tapping for scope blocks was not standard until ser. no. 5200.
A few Model 52 Target models with stainless steel barrels have been encountered. Values range from $1,500-$2,100, depending on condition.
Manufacture dates for this model are available as follows:
Year...Last SN recorded
1920…Unavailable
1921…397
1922…745
1923…1394
1924…2361
1925…3513
1926…6383
1927…9436
1928…12082
1929…14594
1930…17253
1931…21954
1932…24951
1933…26725
1934…29030
1935…32448
1936…36632
1937…40419
1938…43632
1939…45460
1940…47519
1941…50317
1942…52129
1943…52553
1944…52560
1945…52718
1946…56080
1947…60158
1948…64265
1949…68149
1950…70766
1951…73385
1952…76000
1953…79500
1954…80693
1955…81831
1956…96869
1957…97869
1958…98599
1959…98899
1960…102200
1961…106986
1962…108718
1963…113583
1964…118447
1965…120992
1966…123537
1967…123727
1968…123917
1969…E124107
1970…E124297
1971…E124489
1972…E124574
1973…E124659
1974…E124744
1975…E124828
1976…E125019
1977…E125211
1978…E125315
1979…125419