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1258
$3,450.00
Revised: 3/12/2015 

Please Note: Certifiable antique ivory bead sight. Special Note: This item contains or is made of ivory. Do not bid on this lot unless you have read and agreed to our “Ivory Position Statement” and the “Waiver of Legal and Financial Risk to James D. Julia in regards to your Purchase of an Ivory Object“. This information is located in our catalog on pages 30 and 31.

*SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 276795. Cal. 32 WS. Deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, 2/3 magazine, replacement Marbles Model 50W front sight and its orig smokeless rear sight. Mounted with 1-2X flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and a replacement capped pistol grip stock that has Winchester trademark hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “22192” and “R”. Buttstock is unmarked and is probably a period of use replacement. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 32WS with oct bbl, plain trigger, plain checkered pistol grip stock with Lyman “semi-Jack #28” sight, 2/3 magazine and rubber shotgun buttplate, received in warehouse June 11, 1906 and shipped July 31, 1906 to Order #56142. The bbl configuration discrepancy is attributable to a clerical error where the recording clerk simply wrote “octagon” instead of “half octagon half round”. This rifle was produced in 1906 at a time when most business & work was still from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy and carrying a rifle as a daily use tool was a way of life. Most firearms of that era saw very hard use under adverse conditions. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain light orig blue being mostly a blue/brown patina with stronger blue in sheltered areas; receiver shows a restored blue with fine pinprick pitting and a few scattered spots of rust; lever & hammer have also been blued. Buttstock has a loose chip at the toe with a small hairline and a corresponding chip in toe of buttplate, otherwise wood is sound and retains a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-55396 JR355 (2,000-4,000) – Lot 1258

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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.