WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 HEAVY OCTAGON BARREL FULL MAGAZINE RIFLE WITH SET TRIGGER.

SN 8791. Cal. 45-70 26″ heavy oct bbl, blue finish. Plain straight grain walnut stocks. Special heavy barrel type blade front and buckhorn rear sight. Set trigger. Accompanied by a 1979 dated Cody Firearms Museum letter stating extra heavy barrel and set trigger as special order features and shipped October 26,1887. CONDITION: Good, bbl shows a brown patina finish overall with muzzle and high point wear, very little bad erosion. Magazine shows 20% blue in protected areas blending into brown patina, slight muzzle wear. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Receiver shows a gray/brown patina overall with some high point wear and some light cleaning marks. Bolt shows 20% blue at the rear end. Hammer shows silvered out case coloring. Lever shows silver/gray patina. Set trigger functions well. Stocks are good, have been cleaned and show a coat of new varnish. Small sliver of wood missing at wrist of stock next to hammer. Buttplate shows silver/gray patina with some erosion at the heel and toe. Forend cap shows silver/gray patina with slight erosion. A very rare heavy bbl early model ’86 rifle. Very hard to find. Colorful old gun. 49023-1 TEP C&R (6,500-9,500) – Lot 3065

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Auction: Firearms - October 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.

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	3065	$0.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 HEAVY OCTAGON BARREL FULL MAGAZINE RIFLE WITH SET TRIGGER. SN 8791. Cal. 45-70 26″ heavy oct bbl, blue finish. Plain straight grain walnut stocks. Special heavy barrel type blade front and buckhorn rear sight. Set trigger. Accompanied by a 1979 dated Cody Firearms Museum letter stating extra heavy barrel and set trigger as special order features and shipped October 26,1887. CONDITION: Good, bbl shows a brown patina finish overall with muzzle and high point wear, very little bad erosion. Magazine shows 20% blue in protected areas blending into brown patina, slight muzzle wear. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Receiver shows a gray/brown patina overall with some high point wear and some light cleaning marks. Bolt shows 20% blue at the rear end. Hammer shows silvered out case coloring. Lever shows silver/gray patina. Set trigger functions well. Stocks are good, have been cleaned and show a coat of new varnish. Small sliver of wood missing at wrist of stock next to hammer. Buttplate shows silver/gray patina with some erosion at the heel and toe. Forend cap shows silver/gray patina with slight erosion. A very rare heavy bbl early model ’86 rifle. Very hard to find. Colorful old gun. 49023-1 TEP C&R (6,500-9,500) – Lot 3065 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - October 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.

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WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 HEAVY OCTAGON BARREL FULL MAGAZINE RIFLE WITH SET TRIGGER.