win mod70/ted williams mod 73 date???

[tomandnacole]

gentlemen: i have a rifle, ted williams mod 73. it is the same action as a win mod 70 pushfeed however it has no bbl warning and the ser# is u 1681XX i belive it is older than i, but i cant find a date of mfg anywhare. it strikes me as odd that it is a push feed with no bbl warning. can any one help with age and does it have any collector value? not that i want to sell it (it is my wifes) but im realy curious about this rifle.

thanks,

Tom

 

[Lone Star]

I used to see these Ted Williams rifles in either the Sear's or Penney's catalogs, maybe Mont. Ward's. It was a store brand, made by Winchester. The push feed models were made from 1964-about the late 1980's, I think; not sure. In Winchester brand, they're still made, as a secondary, cheaper M70.

Best guess is that your's was made a decade either side of roughly 1975.

Lone Star

 

[tomandnacole]

thanks a bunch!
tom