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2071
$17,250.00

*FACTORY ENGRAVED STYLE 10 WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 128283. Cal. .33WCF. 24″ tapered rnd bbl, half mag, Lyman white bead front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/ WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver “33W.C.F.” Left side below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Receiver is factory engraved in a Style 10 pattern, left side with double circle with walking buck deer in center, either side with open foliate arabesque scroll. Right side has foliate arabesque scrolls around loading gate with sunflower design around screw of loading gate. Accompanying is a Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying ad 33 Cal. rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, plain wood, checkered stock with pistol grip. half mag, shotgun butt, engraving $2.00, received in in warehouse March 8, 1905. shipped Marched 9, 1905, order number 2222. Mounted with highly figured flame-grain walnut, F-style checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, crescent steel buttplate, F-style checkered forend with nosecap. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 90% orig blue, some slight muzzle wear, some rub spots blending with silver patina, normal minor nicks and scratches, thinning in chamber area from carry wear and blending a blue-gray patina. Receiver retains 60-65% orig blue, carry wear on bottom and top blending with silver patina thinning across top and blending a blue-gray patina with normal minor nicks and scratches. Hammer shows dark orig case colors. Lever has faded to a gray patina with case colors remaining in most protected areas. Stock is sound with slightly worn checkering. some minor nicks, dings and scratches retaining a fine, professionally restored finish. Forend is sound with slightly worn checkering, some minor nicks and scratches and retains a fine professionally restored finish. Nosecap shows flaking orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with a very nice bore. 4-41689 BDT188 (20,000-30,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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