SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 DOUBLE-W CARTRIDGE BOARD.

SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 DOUBLE-W CARTRIDGE BOARD. SN 1163. Beautiful cartridge board that measures 49-1/4″ x 31-7/8″ exposed image with a gold jesso inner frame and plain oak outer frame whose overall dimensions are 57-1/2″ wide x 39-1/4″ high. There are 182 cartridges, bullets, shot shells, cap tins, etc. mounted in a very stylized Double-W pattern. Top center of the board has the trademark “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS” in red bordered with gold, below which is the A.B. Frost oval vignette of two hunters and a dead bear with one hunter standing and the other sitting on a log smoking his pipe with their rifles leaning on the log. The board has other advertisings along with the vignettes of a flying mallard drake and a bull moose head. Bottom of the board has the company name & address along with their offices in New York & San Francisco. Back of the board has its orig heavy brown paper covering with orig Winchester label imploring the recipient to “PLEASE HANG IN A PROMINENT PLACE”. It also has the stenciled SN “1163”. There are a few re-wired cartridges with some minor backing paper loss, otherwise the board is absolutely complete & original. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. The board has light finish losses on left end, not affecting cartridges or images; the red printing is moderately faded but still fairly crisp; there are a few freckles of white paint splatters on the board; the vignettes are lightly to moderately faded but still retain strong orig colors; cartridges are all fairly bright with some minor oxidation; paper patches are dark & yellowed. Altogether a fine board. 4-44886 JR507 (14,000-18,000)

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
	2121A	$18,400.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1897 DOUBLE-W CARTRIDGE BOARD. SN 1163. Beautiful cartridge board that measures 49-1/4″ x 31-7/8″ exposed image with a gold jesso inner frame and plain oak outer frame whose overall dimensions are 57-1/2″ wide x 39-1/4″ high. There are 182 cartridges, bullets, shot shells, cap tins, etc. mounted in a very stylized Double-W pattern. Top center of the board has the trademark “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS” in red bordered with gold, below which is the A.B. Frost oval vignette of two hunters and a dead bear with one hunter standing and the other sitting on a log smoking his pipe with their rifles leaning on the log. The board has other advertisings along with the vignettes of a flying mallard drake and a bull moose head. Bottom of the board has the company name & address along with their offices in New York & San Francisco. Back of the board has its orig heavy brown paper covering with orig Winchester label imploring the recipient to “PLEASE HANG IN A PROMINENT PLACE”. It also has the stenciled SN “1163”. There are a few re-wired cartridges with some minor backing paper loss, otherwise the board is absolutely complete & original. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. The board has light finish losses on left end, not affecting cartridges or images; the red printing is moderately faded but still fairly crisp; there are a few freckles of white paint splatters on the board; the vignettes are lightly to moderately faded but still retain strong orig colors; cartridges are all fairly bright with some minor oxidation; paper patches are dark & yellowed. Altogether a fine board. 4-44886 JR507 (14,000-18,000) 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}