*RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT RIFLE.

*RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT RIFLE. Cal. 45-70 SN 137300 Unusual takedown rifle with 22” lightweight tapered rnd bbl, ivory bead pedestal front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has a 3/4-length magazine and a Lyman 21 receiver sight. Wood is very nicely figured, about 2X American walnut with “H” style checkering and straight stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain about 95% strong bright original blue with two or three small spots of rust pitting on the bbl. Receiver retains 93-95% original blue, thin on the bottom with edge wear and a small area of fine pitting on the right forward edge and correspondingly on the takedown ring. Lever retains 30-40% muted case colors with the balance silver and the hammer about 75% case colors. Wood is sound with the forearm retaining 97-98% bright piano varnish and the buttstock 95-97% with usual light handling and use marks. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-52427 JR220 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004

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
	526	$10,350.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT RIFLE. Cal. 45-70 SN 137300 Unusual takedown rifle with 22” lightweight tapered rnd bbl, ivory bead pedestal front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has a 3/4-length magazine and a Lyman 21 receiver sight. Wood is very nicely figured, about 2X American walnut with “H” style checkering and straight stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain about 95% strong bright original blue with two or three small spots of rust pitting on the bbl. Receiver retains 93-95% original blue, thin on the bottom with edge wear and a small area of fine pitting on the right forward edge and correspondingly on the takedown ring. Lever retains 30-40% muted case colors with the balance silver and the hammer about 75% case colors. Wood is sound with the forearm retaining 97-98% bright piano varnish and the buttstock 95-97% with usual light handling and use marks. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-52427 JR220 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2004 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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