WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 CASE COLORED PUMP ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 CASE COLORED PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Short. SN 60403. Standard grade rifle, 2nd model with 24-3/8″ oct bbl, 3/4 magazine, standard front sight and sheet metal orig rear sight. It has very nicely figured American walnut wood with tiny ribbed forearm & straight stock with crescent buttplate. It has case colored receiver & buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on August 5, 1898 to order #625. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 96-98% strong orig blue turned slightly dull. Magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue turning plum above the forearm. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, strong & bright on the sides, slightly muted with the bottom having a cleaned patch of rust with some rust spotting on the lower right side of the receiver. Top tang retains about 75% muted case colors turning silver and the bottom tang 25-30% colors turning silver with a couple of small spots of pitting. Buttplate retains about 30-35% muted case colors, mostly on the tang and at the heel with the balance turned silver. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a couple of small bruises and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with a faint ring about 2″ from the muzzle. 4-54912 JR183 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

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
	1041A.	$4,025.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 CASE COLORED PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Short. SN 60403. Standard grade rifle, 2nd model with 24-3/8″ oct bbl, 3/4 magazine, standard front sight and sheet metal orig rear sight. It has very nicely figured American walnut wood with tiny ribbed forearm & straight stock with crescent buttplate. It has case colored receiver & buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on August 5, 1898 to order #625. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains 96-98% strong orig blue turned slightly dull. Magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue turning plum above the forearm. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, strong & bright on the sides, slightly muted with the bottom having a cleaned patch of rust with some rust spotting on the lower right side of the receiver. Top tang retains about 75% muted case colors turning silver and the bottom tang 25-30% colors turning silver with a couple of small spots of pitting. Buttplate retains about 30-35% muted case colors, mostly on the tang and at the heel with the balance turned silver. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a couple of small bruises and retains about all of its bright orig varnish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with a faint ring about 2″ from the muzzle. 4-54912 JR183 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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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