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2078
$4,600.00

WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 24847. Cal. 38-56. 26″ oct bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight, serrated side “V” notch sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”, adjacent receiver “38-56 W.C.F.” Standard receiver, mounted with “XX” quality walnut, checkered pistol grip, ebony insert in grip cap, steel crescent buttplate, “H” style checkered forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter, identifying as 38-56 cal. oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse October 29, 1888, shipped from warehouse October 30, 1888 on Order No. 14416. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No.465XX, and matching number in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a dark patina blending with silver on sharp edges, normal minor nicks & dings. Receiver is a gray patina mixed with some spots of brown. Stock is sound with a chip repair on upper left side of tang, moderately worn checkering, normal nicks, dings & scratches, and retains some orig varnish, blended with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with worn checkering, moderate nicks & dings, and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, frosted bore with some fine shallow pitting. 4-41810 BDT69 (4,500-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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