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2014
$5,175.00

WINCHESTER MODEL 94 EXTRA LIGHTWEIGHT DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 46882. Cal. 30-WCF. 26″ half-round, half-octagon tapered bbl, half magazine, pedestal front with dovetail half-nickel sight, three leaf Express rear sight. Top flat octagon portion marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”, left flat behind rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BARREL / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” and top flat adjacent receiver “30 W.C.F.”. Standard receiver with tang mounted peep sight. Mounted with flame grain walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, Winchester hard rubber buttplate, H-style checkered forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet listing gun without any specifications into warehouse 12/22/1900, shipped from warehouse 12/22/1900 on order #8562. Other remarks return 12/26/1900 in warehouse 1/10/1901, rifle 30 cal., half-octagon, plain trigger. Shipped 1/10/1901 order #86607. At some point half-mag, extra lightweight, fancy checkered stock, pistol grip, shotgun butt, oil finish. Another R&R 1/6/1902 order #128312. Inspection of lower inside tang reveals assembly number “6068RBOF”. The number in top tang channel in stock is difficult to read, but appears to be “10907 94”. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90+% original blue with muzzle wear, some faint thinning behind rear sight, nicks and scratches and a few small areas of surface oxidation. Receiver retains 80-85% original blue blending with silver patina across bottom and mixing with brown patina. There are minor nicks and scratches and small areas of shallow surface oxidation. Loading gate retains most of its nitre blue. Hammer retains dark original case colors as well as sides of lever, thinning and blending with silver patina across the bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering, minor nicks and scratches and retaining its original oil finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks and dings, good checkering, retaining original oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a good bore. 4-36551 BDT172 (7,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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