RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE LIGHTWEIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/9/2012

CORRECTION: This firearm is antique.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE LIGHTWEIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 90558. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful rifle with 24″ lightweight tapered oct bbl, half magazine takedown with tall dovetailed Lyman ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A 2-leaf folding rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Top flat of bbl is fully matted with all of the roll markings & caliber marking on left top flat to accommodate the matted finish. Mounted with very nicely figured shell & flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm & capped pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with assembly number “10491”, “XX” and “HRB”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the matching assembly number & “94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in 30 caliber with 24″ extra lightweight oct bbl, plain trigger, takedown, matted bbl, Lyman leaf sight, Lyman front & rear sights, half magazine, checkered stock with pistol grip & shotgun butt with rubber buttplate & oil finish, received in warehouse Sept. 1, 1900 and shipped Sept. 19, 1900. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear; forend cap retains 98-99% strong orig blue; takedown ring retains about 95% orig blue, thin on bottom at carry point and around top front edge; receiver retains 95-96% orig blue, strong on sides with some candy striping showing wear on the bottom at the carry point and over the receiver ring; hammer retains about all of its strong orig case colors; lever retains brilliant case colors on right side, in sheltered areas on left side with balance fading to silver; wood is sound with a very few, very minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-44353 JR399 (15,000-25,000)

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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	2032	$23,000.00	Revised: 3/9/2012 CORRECTION: This firearm is antique. RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE LIGHTWEIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 90558. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful rifle with 24″ lightweight tapered oct bbl, half magazine takedown with tall dovetailed Lyman ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A 2-leaf folding rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Top flat of bbl is fully matted with all of the roll markings & caliber marking on left top flat to accommodate the matted finish. Mounted with very nicely figured shell & flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm & capped pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with assembly number “10491”, “XX” and “HRB”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the matching assembly number & “94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in 30 caliber with 24″ extra lightweight oct bbl, plain trigger, takedown, matted bbl, Lyman leaf sight, Lyman front & rear sights, half magazine, checkered stock with pistol grip & shotgun butt with rubber buttplate & oil finish, received in warehouse Sept. 1, 1900 and shipped Sept. 19, 1900. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear; forend cap retains 98-99% strong orig blue; takedown ring retains about 95% orig blue, thin on bottom at carry point and around top front edge; receiver retains 95-96% orig blue, strong on sides with some candy striping showing wear on the bottom at the carry point and over the receiver ring; hammer retains about all of its strong orig case colors; lever retains brilliant case colors on right side, in sheltered areas on left side with balance fading to silver; wood is sound with a very few, very minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, has been fired but very little. 4-44353 JR399 (15,000-25,000) 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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