*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “BIG 50” SADDLE RING CARBINE.

*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “BIG 50” SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 126051. Cal. 50 Ex. (50-110). Standard grade carbine with 22″ bbl, full magazine, German silver front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Receiver is blue finish with a stud & ring in left side. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this carbine in 50 Ex. caliber, Winchester High Velocity smokeless sights, received in warehouse Sept. 13, 1902 and shipped two days later to Order #153361. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with some scattered minor spots of surface rust; receiver retains about 96-97% bright orig blue with some fine flaking, sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light rust; lever & hammer retain bright case colors, turned silver on top edge of hammer and fading on outer faces of the lever; buttplate retains traces of case colors. Wood is sound with a few very minor storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows little or no use. 4-44519 JR60 (17,500-27,500)

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
	1068	$31,625.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “BIG 50” SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 126051. Cal. 50 Ex. (50-110). Standard grade carbine with 22″ bbl, full magazine, German silver front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Receiver is blue finish with a stud & ring in left side. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this carbine in 50 Ex. caliber, Winchester High Velocity smokeless sights, received in warehouse Sept. 13, 1902 and shipped two days later to Order #153361. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with some scattered minor spots of surface rust; receiver retains about 96-97% bright orig blue with some fine flaking, sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light rust; lever & hammer retain bright case colors, turned silver on top edge of hammer and fading on outer faces of the lever; buttplate retains traces of case colors. Wood is sound with a few very minor storage & handling nicks & scratches and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows little or no use. 4-44519 JR60 (17,500-27,500) 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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