*EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 WINCHESTER “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.

*EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 WINCHESTER “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 127365. Cal. 50-100-450. Rare standard grade short rifle with 22″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Bbl is marked “NICKEL STEEL” on left side by rear sight and has the cal. marking over chamber area. Mounted with very nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. The tangs, under the wood, are without assembly number, however the top tang channel of buttstock has assembly number “118” with matching number in white pencil on rear face of buttstock under the buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 1989 and the other 2004, both of which report identical information which identifies this rifle in caliber 50-100-450 with 22″ rnd nickel steel bbl, plain trigger, takedown with flat top sporting rear & Lyman hunting front sights and shotgun butt, received in warehouse March 5, 1903 and shipped next day to Order #177374. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping record. The 50-100-450 cartridge was produced for only a short period of time before being supplanted by the 50-110 cartridge. As such, very few rifles were marked as being chambered for this cartridge and very few of those are known today. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98-99% strong orig blue with only faint muzzle edge wear; receiver retains about 98% strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches and a minor area of flaking on the top rear edge; takedown ring retains most of its orig blue, turned dull on bottom; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on hammer and sides of lever, also in sheltered places on the lever with the loop moderately faded; buttplate retains about 95% strong orig blue showing wear at heel & toe; wood is sound with a small gouge on the forearm and a few light nicks & scratches elsewhere and overall retains about all of its strong orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; probably unfired. Bolt face & loading gate retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. 4-44494 JR458 (35,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2018	$40,250.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 WINCHESTER “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 127365. Cal. 50-100-450. Rare standard grade short rifle with 22″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Bbl is marked “NICKEL STEEL” on left side by rear sight and has the cal. marking over chamber area. Mounted with very nicely figured, slab-sawed, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. The tangs, under the wood, are without assembly number, however the top tang channel of buttstock has assembly number “118” with matching number in white pencil on rear face of buttstock under the buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 1989 and the other 2004, both of which report identical information which identifies this rifle in caliber 50-100-450 with 22″ rnd nickel steel bbl, plain trigger, takedown with flat top sporting rear & Lyman hunting front sights and shotgun butt, received in warehouse March 5, 1903 and shipped next day to Order #177374. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping record. The 50-100-450 cartridge was produced for only a short period of time before being supplanted by the 50-110 cartridge. As such, very few rifles were marked as being chambered for this cartridge and very few of those are known today. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98-99% strong orig blue with only faint muzzle edge wear; receiver retains about 98% strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches and a minor area of flaking on the top rear edge; takedown ring retains most of its orig blue, turned dull on bottom; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on hammer and sides of lever, also in sheltered places on the lever with the loop moderately faded; buttplate retains about 95% strong orig blue showing wear at heel & toe; wood is sound with a small gouge on the forearm and a few light nicks & scratches elsewhere and overall retains about all of its strong orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; probably unfired. Bolt face & loading gate retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. 4-44494 JR458 (35,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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