*VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.

*VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 130841. Cal. 45-90. Fine short rifle with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead front sight (bead broken), broken sight base in rear seat and a Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly #323 and “XXX”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the matching assembly number which is also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 45-90 with 20″ rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman front & rear sights and Swiss buttplate, received in warehouse Jan. 5, 1909 and shipped same day to Order #186314. There is an additional listing that states that it was shipped Aug. 2, 1904 to Order #234065. Deluxe ’86 short rifles are rather rare and are seldom found with high orig finish. They were mostly ordered by trappers and persons who used them on horseback. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl, magazine tube & forend cap retain 96-98% strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches on the bbl; receiver retains 96-97% orig blue, strong on sides & top with a few light nicks & scratches, mostly on left side with sharp edge wear and some minor thinning on the belly; hammer retains strong case colors, faded on top edge; lever retains case colors in sheltered areas, mostly turned silver; buttplate retains 93-95% strong orig nickel; wood is sound with a few minor storage & handling marks and retains about all of a glossy restored finish; checkering on buttstock shows moderate to heavy wear while the checkering on the forearm is crisp & freshened. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44510 JR418 (17,500-27,500)

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
	2077	$25,875.00	VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE. SN 130841. Cal. 45-90. Fine short rifle with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead front sight (bead broken), broken sight base in rear seat and a Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with nickeled brass Swiss buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly #323 and “XXX”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the matching assembly number which is also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 45-90 with 20″ rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman front & rear sights and Swiss buttplate, received in warehouse Jan. 5, 1909 and shipped same day to Order #186314. There is an additional listing that states that it was shipped Aug. 2, 1904 to Order #234065. Deluxe ’86 short rifles are rather rare and are seldom found with high orig finish. They were mostly ordered by trappers and persons who used them on horseback. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl, magazine tube & forend cap retain 96-98% strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches on the bbl; receiver retains 96-97% orig blue, strong on sides & top with a few light nicks & scratches, mostly on left side with sharp edge wear and some minor thinning on the belly; hammer retains strong case colors, faded on top edge; lever retains case colors in sheltered areas, mostly turned silver; buttplate retains 93-95% strong orig nickel; wood is sound with a few minor storage & handling marks and retains about all of a glossy restored finish; checkering on buttstock shows moderate to heavy wear while the checkering on the forearm is crisp & freshened. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44510 JR418 (17,500-27,500) 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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