EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.

SN 10897. Cal. 45-70. Wonderful half nickel deluxe ’86 with rare 22″ heavy oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Beach’s combination front sight, “1876” marked ladder rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Top flat of bbl is fully matted with caliber marking on left top flat. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are factory nickel finish. Mounted with 2-3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with 8-3/8″ H-style checkered forearm and black insert serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “2890” and “XXX” with an “S”. The “S” signifies shotgun buttplate. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-70 with 22″ matted oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman sporting sights, shotgun butt and half nickel. Received in warehouse Dec. 3, 1887 and shipped two days later to Order #1874. Early 1886 rifles with this many and unusual special order features are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 85-88% orig blue mixed with light patina; magazine tube has a small cleaned spot and retains about 90% orig blue; receiver, overall retains 65-70% orig nickel turning milky; forend cap retains about 85% orig nickel and the buttplate is mostly polished metal with light pitting on the heel. Stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light pitting and a light ring about 1″ from muzzle. Altogether an extremely rare and desirable ’86 rifle. 4-50538 JR11 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1048

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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	1048	$27,600.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 10897. Cal. 45-70. Wonderful half nickel deluxe ’86 with rare 22″ heavy oct bbl, full magazine, gold washed Beach’s combination front sight, “1876” marked ladder rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Top flat of bbl is fully matted with caliber marking on left top flat. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are factory nickel finish. Mounted with 2-3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with 8-3/8″ H-style checkered forearm and black insert serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “2890” and “XXX” with an “S”. The “S” signifies shotgun buttplate. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-70 with 22″ matted oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman sporting sights, shotgun butt and half nickel. Received in warehouse Dec. 3, 1887 and shipped two days later to Order #1874. Early 1886 rifles with this many and unusual special order features are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 85-88% orig blue mixed with light patina; magazine tube has a small cleaned spot and retains about 90% orig blue; receiver, overall retains 65-70% orig nickel turning milky; forend cap retains about 85% orig nickel and the buttplate is mostly polished metal with light pitting on the heel. Stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light pitting and a light ring about 1″ from muzzle. Altogether an extremely rare and desirable ’86 rifle. 4-50538 JR11 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1048 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 SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.