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*WINCHESTER 1886 STANDARD GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 122103. Cal. 38-56 WCF. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight with set screw, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw, standard 86 receiver. Mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nosecap, uncheckered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Accompanying gun is Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 38-56 oct bbl rifle, plain trigger; received in warehouse June 14, 1900; shipped from warehouse October 11, 1901, with one other firearm on order no. 115760. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, minor muzzle wear, faint sharp edge wear, a couple of minor rub marks and the usual handling marks. Magazine tube retains 75-80% orig blue, a small cleaned area starting to silver and blending with brown patina. Receiver has 75-80% strong orig case colors, slightly darkening with a gray patina across bottom. Hammer has strong dark orig case colors. Lever has strong dark orig case colors on sides, blending with a dark gray patina across bottom. Stock is sound with some shallow minor nicks and dents, retaining most of its orig varnish blending with hand-worn patina in grip area. Buttplate shows fading case colors blending with a gray patina. Forend is sound with some minor nicks and scrapes and retains orig varnish finish, blending with some hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, good bore with some minor scattered pitting. 4-37436 (8,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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