FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 94642. Cal. 40-82. Standard grade rifle with special order 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Dec. 8, 1894 and shipped Sept. 3, 1895 to Order #19165. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light rust; receiver retains about all of its orig case colors, brilliant on sides, lightly faded over the top & bottom; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors turned silver on top edge of hammer and outer faces of lever; top tang also retains brilliant case colors; forend cap & buttplate retain faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & use nicks & tiny bruises and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Bolt face appears to be unfired. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44505 JR55 (10,000-15,000)

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
	1069	$14,950.00	FINE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 94642. Cal. 40-82. Standard grade rifle with special order 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Dec. 8, 1894 and shipped Sept. 3, 1895 to Order #19165. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig blue with faint sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light rust; receiver retains about all of its orig case colors, brilliant on sides, lightly faded over the top & bottom; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors turned silver on top edge of hammer and outer faces of lever; top tang also retains brilliant case colors; forend cap & buttplate retain faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & use nicks & tiny bruises and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Bolt face appears to be unfired. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44505 JR55 (10,000-15,000) 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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