Winchester has always had a way with advertisements of striking the perfect combination of sentimentality and impending adventure without coming across as saccharine. This Vintage 1950s Western Winchester Weimer Pursell Illustrated Rabbit Hunting Advertising Poster is in Very Good Condition, with some light scattered wrinkling to the corners, some light scattered nicking to the edges, and with some light overall age wear evident. Most interestingly, it measures 39 3/4” x 26”, remains well protected with a tight fitting plastic wrap securing it to a poster board backing (this is a perfect temporary means of protection until it’s framed by the next owner if they so desire), and boasts a crisp illustration at front, with a large rabbit scurrying across the foreground, and an armed hunter trekking through the snow in pursuit in the background, all set against a forested hillside. It sports “Western / TRADEMARKS / WINCHESTER” spelled out in large red lettering along the lower front, features the printed signature of the illustrator, “Weimer Pursell”, neatly tucked into the shadow at the lower right front, and carries the printing information, including the copyright date of 1955, in small black lettering along the bottom front. This poster was one in a series of four similar designs copyrighted in 1955 by the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation (parent company of Western Winchester); the other three designs included a squirrel, deer, and pheasant. A beautiful example of a rare, original Vintage 1950s Western Winchester Weimer Pursell Illustrated Rabbit Hunting Advertising Poster.