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2061
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*UNCOMMON WINCHESTER 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 139842. Cal. 33 WCF. 24″ rnd bbl, full mag, short ramp with Marble #2 ivory bead front sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co./New Haven.Conn.U.S.A.Pat.Oct.14.1884.Jan.20.1885”. Left side below rear sight “Nickel Steel Barrel/Especially for Smokeless Powder.” Adjacent receiver “33 W.C.F.” with proof mark off set to left. Standard receiver mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as 33 cal rifle, round bbl, plain trigger, full mag, rifle butt, received in warehouse 7/25/07, shipped from warehouse 7/25/07 on order number 112097. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retains 85-90% thinning orig blue, minor muzzle wear and areas of thinning blue mixing with brown patina, a couple minor spots of cleaned surface oxidation that have started to patina. Receiver shows orig blue that is blended with silver and brown patina mixed with some cold blue. Hammer shows orig case color that is dark and blending with patina. Lever shows orig case colors in protected areas, mostly a silver and brown patina. Stock is sound, some tiny chips on both sides of upper tang, hairline crack on both sides of toe, normal nicks and dings, showing an open grain hand worn finish, darker in grip area. Forend is sound with small chip on forward upper left side, normal nicks and dings, showing an open grain with hand worn patina, darker on bottom and rear right side. Nose cap has flaked and turned a brown and silver patina. Mechanics are crisp. Good bore with a few minor shallow scattered pits. 4-39367 BDT59 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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