RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 53168. Cal. 25-20. Standard grade rifle with very rare 30″ oct bbl, full magazine with ivory bead combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a large disc Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver is mounted with close-coupled dbl set triggers. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 25-20 with 30″ oct bbl and set trigger, received in warehouse Jan. 20, 1899 and shipped next day to Order #20516. Any special order features on a standard grade ’92 is considered rare. The small bore ’92s were considered to be insufficient for big game and so were relegated to secondary status, primarily for women & boys and as such usually received less care & attention and are frequently found with little or no orig finish. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few scattered freckles of light surface rust; magazine tube is mostly all of a plum/blue patina; receiver retains 88-90% orig blue, stronger on the sides, thinner over the top & bottom with sharp edge wear and some minor candy striping with a couple of small nicks; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches with the buttstock retaining most of its orig finish and the forearm a smooth hand worn patina with some nicks & dings on the bottom. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44606 JR495 (6,000-10,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2048	$12,390.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 53168. Cal. 25-20. Standard grade rifle with very rare 30″ oct bbl, full magazine with ivory bead combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a large disc Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver is mounted with close-coupled dbl set triggers. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 25-20 with 30″ oct bbl and set trigger, received in warehouse Jan. 20, 1899 and shipped next day to Order #20516. Any special order features on a standard grade ’92 is considered rare. The small bore ’92s were considered to be insufficient for big game and so were relegated to secondary status, primarily for women & boys and as such usually received less care & attention and are frequently found with little or no orig finish. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few scattered freckles of light surface rust; magazine tube is mostly all of a plum/blue patina; receiver retains 88-90% orig blue, stronger on the sides, thinner over the top & bottom with sharp edge wear and some minor candy striping with a couple of small nicks; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches with the buttstock retaining most of its orig finish and the forearm a smooth hand worn patina with some nicks & dings on the bottom. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44606 JR495 (6,000-10,000) 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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