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2218
$3,162.50

ANTIQUE WINCHESTER 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 5413. Cal. 38-55. 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, Lyman fine bead front sight, sporting rear, standard 2nd Model receiver, mounted with straight grain uncheckered straight grip, crescent butt, and standard rifle forend. PROVENANCE: Dr. Frank Miller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine tube are blue in protected areas with balance a blue/brown patina with some faint sharp edge wear with very sharp bbl markings. Receiver has 75-80% original blue mixed with brown patina and minor sharp edge wear. Hammer has dark original colors with a small wear spot on left side. Lever carries strong original case colors on side and silvery patina across bottom. Stock is solid with a repaired sliver on left side of upper tang. A couple of minor chips behind upper tang and carries numerous nicks and dings and typical wear with a coat of added finish. Buttplate is mostly a smooth gray patina. Forend has numerous nicks and dings, a light coat of added finish that has been hand worn through the bottom. Forend cap has nice original blue mixed with some brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore with some light scattered pitting. 4-35709 BDT127 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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