Description
Three color 4 3/4″ x 5″ ad for their X-5 Lightning .22. There is a picture of this rifle with the headline stating “At last…a brand new He-Man’s .22”. The text talks about the fact that “78 years of gun-making skill is yours in this spanking new king of the .22’s” and mentions Six features this gun comes with at a “low, low price”. These include Interchangeable front sites, the fact that it is Clip loading, the USA construction and machining, a Triple-Safety, it is a real man’s gun built along sturdy military combat lines and that it has the Easiest take-down of any .22 you ever saw.
Source: June 1958 Farm Journal.
