RARE WINCHESTER 1883 HOTCHKISS DELUXE BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER 1883 HOTCHKISS DELUXE BOLT ACTION RIFLE. SN 15354. Cal. 45-70. Standard rnd 26″ bbl with Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight and side serrated V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Mounted with fancy checkered pistol grip, American walnut with smooth steel shotgun butt. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying gun with fancy checkered stocks and pistol grip with sling and swivels. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl blue is 50-60% mixed with silvering and brown patina with several light scratches and storage marks. Receiver has flake to a brown patina with only traces of blue in protected areas. Trigger guard likewise is flaked to a silvery to brown patina with only traces of blue, the steel shotgun buttplate shows similar silvery-brown patina. The fancy checkered stock is sound with a slight hairline crack off from rear tang and a repaired crack running down right side of stock from rear of action forward. It retains most of its professionally restored finish with only a few minor handling marks. The cut-out for the front and rear sling swivels had been filled with a dark buffalo horn. Schnable forend and fancy grip cap insert are also made of buffalo horn. Bore is shiny with just a very few light, scattered pits. Mechanics are crisp. 4-59922 BT53 (3,500-5,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	2267	$5,175.00	RARE WINCHESTER 1883 HOTCHKISS DELUXE BOLT ACTION RIFLE. SN 15354. Cal. 45-70. Standard rnd 26″ bbl with Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight and side serrated V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Mounted with fancy checkered pistol grip, American walnut with smooth steel shotgun butt. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying gun with fancy checkered stocks and pistol grip with sling and swivels. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl blue is 50-60% mixed with silvering and brown patina with several light scratches and storage marks. Receiver has flake to a brown patina with only traces of blue in protected areas. Trigger guard likewise is flaked to a silvery to brown patina with only traces of blue, the steel shotgun buttplate shows similar silvery-brown patina. The fancy checkered stock is sound with a slight hairline crack off from rear tang and a repaired crack running down right side of stock from rear of action forward. It retains most of its professionally restored finish with only a few minor handling marks. The cut-out for the front and rear sling swivels had been filled with a dark buffalo horn. Schnable forend and fancy grip cap insert are also made of buffalo horn. Bore is shiny with just a very few light, scattered pits. Mechanics are crisp. 4-59922 BT53 (3,500-5,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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