*SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKE DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKE DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 143288. Cal. 40-65. 26″ rnd bbl, 1/2 mag, dovetail fine bead front sight with set screw, rear seat filled with slot blank. Standard 86 receiver engraved on left side “H.J. LANGDON”, top tang mounted with Marbles peep sight, mounted with fancy walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber grip cap, steel crescent buttplate. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly No. 551XX. The top tang channel and inside toe buttplate have matching 551 assembly no. Accompanying gun is a Cody Museum Factory letter identifying gun as 40-65 rifle, round bbl, plain trigger, fancy pistol grip, oil finish, Lyman small bead front sight, joint rear sight, Marbles flex, 1/2 mag, nickle steel, smokeless, “Target & send same”, takedown, received in warehouse, April 26, 1910, shipped from warehouse April 26, 1910 on Order No. 253399. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 70-75% orig blue, thinning in areas and blending a brown patina. Receiver ring and nose cap have traces of orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Receiver retains 50-60% orig blue, wore on top and bottom blending with silver and brown patina. Hammer has good visible orig case colors on left side mixed with silver patina on right. Lever has traces of orig case color in protected areas blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with some nicks and dings and retains much of its orig oil finish mixing with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with minor nicks and scratches with orig oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics crisp with shiny bore, with a couple minor scattered pits. 4-37804 BDT58 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2283	$6,325.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKE DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 143288. Cal. 40-65. 26″ rnd bbl, 1/2 mag, dovetail fine bead front sight with set screw, rear seat filled with slot blank. Standard 86 receiver engraved on left side “H.J. LANGDON”, top tang mounted with Marbles peep sight, mounted with fancy walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber grip cap, steel crescent buttplate. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly No. 551XX. The top tang channel and inside toe buttplate have matching 551 assembly no. Accompanying gun is a Cody Museum Factory letter identifying gun as 40-65 rifle, round bbl, plain trigger, fancy pistol grip, oil finish, Lyman small bead front sight, joint rear sight, Marbles flex, 1/2 mag, nickle steel, smokeless, “Target & send same”, takedown, received in warehouse, April 26, 1910, shipped from warehouse April 26, 1910 on Order No. 253399. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 70-75% orig blue, thinning in areas and blending a brown patina. Receiver ring and nose cap have traces of orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Receiver retains 50-60% orig blue, wore on top and bottom blending with silver and brown patina. Hammer has good visible orig case colors on left side mixed with silver patina on right. Lever has traces of orig case color in protected areas blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with some nicks and dings and retains much of its orig oil finish mixing with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with minor nicks and scratches with orig oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics crisp with shiny bore, with a couple minor scattered pits. 4-37804 BDT58 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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