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2035
$11,800.00

*SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE LIGHTWEIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 210408. Cal. 25-35. Beautiful deluxe takedown rifle with 24″ tapered lightweight bbl, half magazine and pedestal front sight that has a Lyman ivory bead replacement in the dovetail and a 3-leaf express sight. Mounted with extremely beautiful burl & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and straight stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is unmarked. Top tang channel of buttstock has the number “16125” and “94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum records request letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 25-35 with 24″ rnd bbl, plain trigger, half magazine, fancy checkered stock “etc.”, takedown and extra-light. It was received in the warehouse Feb. 22, 1904 and shipped Feb. 24, 1904 to Order #214910. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and a small herringbone pattern from the takedown lever; takedown ring retains about 95% thin orig blue, turning gray; receiver retains 92-93% orig blue, strong & bright on sides, thin over top & bottom with sharp edge wear; hammer retains about all of its bright orig case colors; lever retains bright colors on sides and in sheltered areas on the face, turned silver on loop; wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and a series of rubs on right side of buttstock and overall retains most of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44319 JR395 (7,500-12,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012
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