Early Anschutz 54 Sporter

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My new to me Anschutz rimfire purchased recently on CGN. I,ve spent several hours researching on RimfireCentral which has yielded a little information about this particular model. Although not labeled as such it is a Model 1422. The Thalson Company headquartered in San Francisco shows this rifle listed in their 1954 Catalog as a JGA Deluxe Sporter with the price list dated May 1, 1954 showing the Model 1422 offered at $99.75 with 2 available triggers. The single trigger as on mine and a double set trigger(which I would dearly love to have). The single trigger is of a very basic Mauser military style design which(hopefully) will be adequate. The stock is walnut with modest figure but I especially like the pancake cheekpiece and the very slender shnabel forearm. The rifle is quite light overall. From what I understand the later Model 1422 and its Savage/Anschutz sporter counterpart are noticably heavier. I believe that this particular rifle was made in the latter part of the 1950's. I'm still waiting for the range at my local gunclub to reopen so I can test it out. Hopefully it will shoot decently.

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Yes, that is a beauty - Especially given its age!

That stock is almost identical to the stock fitted to the current Weihrauch HW60J rimfire.
 
From what I've read so far the date code did not come into effect until somewhere around 1961 or 1962. Brno rifles on the other hand were much earlier than Anschutz
 
I have one very similar except it has the double set triggers. You are correct about the date stamps. It's funny you mention Brnos, I always felt that my 1422 is very much like an upgraded Brno model 1, and in my eyes, the perfect sporter weight bolt action 22lr. It's very similar in style and balance to the KKJ's. I personally don't care for the later 1422's, they were so much heavier and not nearly as nice to carry in the field. Congratulations on your new acquisition, one of the finest sporters made!
 
That rifle looks to be in excellent condition.

Anschutz .22LR sporters and match rifles typically didn't have date stamps before about 1961. The 1422's relatively early serial number of 0133562 suggests a manufacture date around 1956 - 1958. The 54 sporter rifles produced near the introduction of the 54 action around 1954 would have no more than five (possibly fewer) non-zero (prefix) digits.
 
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horseman2 said:
Apparently there is a split from using the Model 54 and the switch to model numbers.
I have not had enough Anschutyz rifles to know when that was.
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These are the Anschutz 54 sporter rifles include the 1420/22 and 1710/12 variants. The 1420/22 series was produced until replaced around 1990 by the 1710/12 series. The match 54 rifles (mostly single shots) are another story.
 
Nice wood and checkering on that rifle. As a rule the older a firearm is the better the wood, but it usually isn't so well preserved on a .22 rifle as that one is, speaks well for the previous owner(s).
 
Thank you for the kind words gentlemen. I've yet to shoot it, just waiting for a spell of good weather to try it out with a variety of mid-range ammo
 
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