RARE EXHIBITION DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE EXHIBITION DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 16597. Cal. 32-40. Beautiful deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thin base mid-range vernier tang sight. Receiver is beautifully engraved by one of the Ulrich brothers, probably John, in style “9” which consists of the vignettes of a bugling bull elk on the left side and a running bull elk on the right side, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and scalloped borders. The engraving extends over the receiver ring, bottom of the receiver, top tang and forend cap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “3363” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found on rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate, and inside toe of buttplate. Mounted with beautiful center crotch flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, with $4.00 engraving, received in warehouse Oct. 3, 1896, shipped Oct. 5, 1896 to Order #20849, returned & repaired May 25, 1897 with a final notation “New York Expo September 17, 1897”, Order #16559. While it is known that Winchester participated in numerous World Expos exhibiting their firearms, very few are identified in factory records as having been shipped directly to a World Expo. It is apparent that this rifle was an exhibit gun, at least until 1897, after which it was apparently sold. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Appears to be new & unfired retaining virtually all of its brilliant orig blue in bright case colors, lightly to moderately faded on outer faces of lever & buttplate. Wood is sound with only a very few tiny flaws in the finish on right side of buttstock and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be new & unfired. 4-44371 JR21 (40,000-60,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	1053	$80,500.00	RARE EXHIBITION DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 16597. Cal. 32-40. Beautiful deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thin base mid-range vernier tang sight. Receiver is beautifully engraved by one of the Ulrich brothers, probably John, in style “9” which consists of the vignettes of a bugling bull elk on the left side and a running bull elk on the right side, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns and scalloped borders. The engraving extends over the receiver ring, bottom of the receiver, top tang and forend cap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “3363” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found on rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate, and inside toe of buttplate. Mounted with beautiful center crotch flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, with $4.00 engraving, received in warehouse Oct. 3, 1896, shipped Oct. 5, 1896 to Order #20849, returned & repaired May 25, 1897 with a final notation “New York Expo September 17, 1897”, Order #16559. While it is known that Winchester participated in numerous World Expos exhibiting their firearms, very few are identified in factory records as having been shipped directly to a World Expo. It is apparent that this rifle was an exhibit gun, at least until 1897, after which it was apparently sold. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Appears to be new & unfired retaining virtually all of its brilliant orig blue in bright case colors, lightly to moderately faded on outer faces of lever & buttplate. Wood is sound with only a very few tiny flaws in the finish on right side of buttstock and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be new & unfired. 4-44371 JR21 (40,000-60,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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