RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 9/30/2012

Correction: The caliber is 40/65 NOT 38-56

RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 30651. Cal. 38-56. Standard grade rifle with rare 30″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse June 19, 1889 and shipped next day to Order #22938. Extra length bbls on any Winchester rifle are a rare feature. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear and a few fine scratches on bbl; magazine tube finish is turning slightly plum; receiver retains about 70% bright case colors, moderately faded on sides & top, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on bottom; forend cap retains dark case colors; lever & hammer retain lightly to moderately faded case colors; buttplate contains moderately faded case colors. Stock has a small chip back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, very bright shiny bore. 4-44506 JR56 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	1019	$9,200.00	Revised: 9/30/2012 Correction: The caliber is 40/65 NOT 38-56 RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 30651. Cal. 38-56. Standard grade rifle with rare 30″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse June 19, 1889 and shipped next day to Order #22938. Extra length bbls on any Winchester rifle are a rare feature. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear and a few fine scratches on bbl; magazine tube finish is turning slightly plum; receiver retains about 70% bright case colors, moderately faded on sides & top, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on bottom; forend cap retains dark case colors; lever & hammer retain lightly to moderately faded case colors; buttplate contains moderately faded case colors. Stock has a small chip back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, very bright shiny bore. 4-44506 JR56 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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