RARE,POSSIBLY THE FIRST WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “STANDARD” TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE,POSSIBLY THE FIRST WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “STANDARD” TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN NONE. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade takedown rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, near the receiver, is stamped “SS”. Top tang channel of the buttstock is also stamped “SS” and inside toe of buttplate is a sgl “S”. Bottom of the bbl, under the forearm, in the magazine groove is hand-stamped “1898”, possibly the date of restoration. It is also stamped with a sgl “S” in this groove and “SS” on the bottom right flat. The caliber “45-90” is lightly stamped in script letters in the magazine groove, along with another “S”. Inside the takedown ring is marked “1224”. According to Mr. Adams’ notes, this rifle is listed in the “Inventory of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Firearms Reference Collection” (1991), by Johnson, Burton, Pugsley, et al. on p. 54, Item #283. It states this “This gun does not bear any serial number and further notes this was one of the first Model 86 rifles arranged with regular takedown and was used by Mr. Thomas G. Bennett.” It further notes “N.C.P.” which means “Non-Company Property”. It is unclear what the various “S” markings signify but it seems likely that it represents a specially produced piece. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl, magazine tube, forend cap & takedown ring retain virtually all of their factory restored bright blue finish; the receiver, lever, hammer & buttplate retain about 99% brilliant factory case colors, probably also restored, most likely corresponding to the date “1898”, as found on the bottom of the bbl. Wood is sound with only a very few, very minor nicks & scratches with the forearm retaining virtually all of its orig factory varnish and the buttstock about all of an old restored finish that doesn’t quite match the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-44502 JR31 (15,000-25,000)

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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	1070	$16,520.00	RARE,POSSIBLY THE FIRST WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 “STANDARD” TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN NONE. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade takedown rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, near the receiver, is stamped “SS”. Top tang channel of the buttstock is also stamped “SS” and inside toe of buttplate is a sgl “S”. Bottom of the bbl, under the forearm, in the magazine groove is hand-stamped “1898”, possibly the date of restoration. It is also stamped with a sgl “S” in this groove and “SS” on the bottom right flat. The caliber “45-90” is lightly stamped in script letters in the magazine groove, along with another “S”. Inside the takedown ring is marked “1224”. According to Mr. Adams’ notes, this rifle is listed in the “Inventory of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Firearms Reference Collection” (1991), by Johnson, Burton, Pugsley, et al. on p. 54, Item #283. It states this “This gun does not bear any serial number and further notes this was one of the first Model 86 rifles arranged with regular takedown and was used by Mr. Thomas G. Bennett.” It further notes “N.C.P.” which means “Non-Company Property”. It is unclear what the various “S” markings signify but it seems likely that it represents a specially produced piece. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl, magazine tube, forend cap & takedown ring retain virtually all of their factory restored bright blue finish; the receiver, lever, hammer & buttplate retain about 99% brilliant factory case colors, probably also restored, most likely corresponding to the date “1898”, as found on the bottom of the bbl. Wood is sound with only a very few, very minor nicks & scratches with the forearm retaining virtually all of its orig factory varnish and the buttstock about all of an old restored finish that doesn’t quite match the forearm. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-44502 JR31 (15,000-25,000) 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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