EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 DAMASCUS LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN.

EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 DAMASCUS LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 4709. Cal. 12 ga. Beautiful & rare shotgun with 30″ very fine pattern Damascus bbl with sgl brass bead. It has steel half magazine with color case hardened receiver, lever & hammer. Left side of receiver has the intertwined initials “WRACO” with a fine line border on both sides. Mounted with very highly figured, beautiful, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with dbl diamond checkered forearm side panels and rnd knob pistol grip stock with Winchester checkered steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number “2853” and “XXX”. The matching assembly number is stamped in top tang channel of buttstock and inside buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun in 12 ga. with checkered stock and fine damascus, received in warehouse Nov. 3, 1887 and shipped the next day to Order #900. Model 1887 shotguns are not uncommon, however deluxe case colored examples are exceedingly rare. PROVENANCE: Ray Saign; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its strong orig factory finish with crisp, fine damascus pattern in the bbl, bright blue on magazine tube and brilliant case colors on receiver, lever & hammer, lightly faded on outer face of hammer and top tang; wood is sound with a very few, very light, scattered nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44539 JR335 (25,000-40,000)

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
	2052	$63,250.00	EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 DAMASCUS LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 4709. Cal. 12 ga. Beautiful & rare shotgun with 30″ very fine pattern Damascus bbl with sgl brass bead. It has steel half magazine with color case hardened receiver, lever & hammer. Left side of receiver has the intertwined initials “WRACO” with a fine line border on both sides. Mounted with very highly figured, beautiful, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with dbl diamond checkered forearm side panels and rnd knob pistol grip stock with Winchester checkered steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number “2853” and “XXX”. The matching assembly number is stamped in top tang channel of buttstock and inside buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this shotgun in 12 ga. with checkered stock and fine damascus, received in warehouse Nov. 3, 1887 and shipped the next day to Order #900. Model 1887 shotguns are not uncommon, however deluxe case colored examples are exceedingly rare. PROVENANCE: Ray Saign; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its strong orig factory finish with crisp, fine damascus pattern in the bbl, bright blue on magazine tube and brilliant case colors on receiver, lever & hammer, lightly faded on outer face of hammer and top tang; wood is sound with a very few, very light, scattered nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44539 JR335 (25,000-40,000) 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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