EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.

SN 106787. Cal. 45-90. Very rare short rifle with extremely rare 23″ oct bbl, 5-cartridge magazine, Lyman ivory bead sporting front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with about 3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol gripped stock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “846” and an “S”. The “S” indicates shotgun butt. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 45-90 with 23″ oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, Lyman front and rear sights, 5 cartridge magazine and shotgun butt “As per sketch”, received in warehouse Oct. 30, 1895 and shipped the same day to Order number 23424. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping records book page with the entry for this rifle highlighted. Deluxe ’86 rifles are not uncommon however those with the special order features of this rifle are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear, a couple of small nicks and a few tiny scattered spots of surface discoloration; magazine tube retains about 99% strong orig blue and the magazine cap about 60% orig case colors; receiver retains 60-70% orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on the sides, more heavily faded on the top and mostly turned silver on the bottom; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever faded case colors, bright in sheltered areas; buttplate retains about 75% thin blue. Stock has a tiny hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches and overall retains about 98% bright, orig piano varnish finish on the buttstock and about 90% on the forearm, showing wear only at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore, show very little, if any use. 4-50532 JR38 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1046

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1046	$40,250.00	EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 106787. Cal. 45-90. Very rare short rifle with extremely rare 23″ oct bbl, 5-cartridge magazine, Lyman ivory bead sporting front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with about 3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol gripped stock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “846” and an “S”. The “S” indicates shotgun butt. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 45-90 with 23″ oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, Lyman front and rear sights, 5 cartridge magazine and shotgun butt “As per sketch”, received in warehouse Oct. 30, 1895 and shipped the same day to Order number 23424. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping records book page with the entry for this rifle highlighted. Deluxe ’86 rifles are not uncommon however those with the special order features of this rifle are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear, a couple of small nicks and a few tiny scattered spots of surface discoloration; magazine tube retains about 99% strong orig blue and the magazine cap about 60% orig case colors; receiver retains 60-70% orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on the sides, more heavily faded on the top and mostly turned silver on the bottom; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever faded case colors, bright in sheltered areas; buttplate retains about 75% thin blue. Stock has a tiny hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches and overall retains about 98% bright, orig piano varnish finish on the buttstock and about 90% on the forearm, showing wear only at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore, show very little, if any use. 4-50532 JR38 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1046 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.