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1256
$7,475.00
Revised: 3/6/2015 

Please note: There is no charge to the buyer. We will do everything necessary to acquire the exemption.

Please note: This gun requires an exemption from the NFA amending its status to Curio & Relic. The buyer of the lot will: 1) pay for the gun immediately; 2) gun will be sent to NFA to acquire the exemption; and then 3) once the exemption has been acquired and gun has been returned, it can then be released to the buyer. Please note it normally takes months for this process.

*VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TRAPPER SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 259195. Cal. 32-40. Standard grade carbine with rare 15″ rnd bbl, full magazine, German silver front sight in square base and 900 yd carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate. Forearm is 7-3/4″ long. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms museum letter which identifies this carbine in cal. 32-40 with 15″ bbl, received warehouse Apr. 15, 1905 and shipped Apr. 22, 1905 to order number “7568”. The vast majority of Trapper carbines was sold to South & Central America where they were exposed daily to harsh elements and are rarely found today in any condition and in orig configuration with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 30% orig blue with the balance lightly cleaned and artificially aged; receiver also retains light orig blue under light artificial aging. Wood is sound with only a few light nicks & scratches and retains about all of a wonderfully restored finish. Mechanics are fine; strong bore, frosty in the grooves. 4-47937 JR18 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1256

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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.