WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 92918. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter that identifies this rifle in cal 44 with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in the warehouse May 10, 1898 and shipped Nov. 19, 1898 to Order number 15518. While standard grade rifles are substantially more common than special order or deluxe rifles they are much less common with high original finish. These light little rifles were the working tools of their day and usually saw very hard service. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only a small spot or two and very faint sharp edge wear. Receiver retains 95-96% glossy orig blue with a few fine scratches, some minor flaking and a scattered small spot or two of light surface rust; hammer retains bright case colors; lever retains bright case colors on the sides & sheltered areas; buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately to heavily faded. Wood is sound with a few small nicks, a scratch on the forearm and retains about 99% orig finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-50636 JR39 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1062

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	1062	$12,075.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 92918. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter that identifies this rifle in cal 44 with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in the warehouse May 10, 1898 and shipped Nov. 19, 1898 to Order number 15518. While standard grade rifles are substantially more common than special order or deluxe rifles they are much less common with high original finish. These light little rifles were the working tools of their day and usually saw very hard service. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with only a small spot or two and very faint sharp edge wear. Receiver retains 95-96% glossy orig blue with a few fine scratches, some minor flaking and a scattered small spot or two of light surface rust; hammer retains bright case colors; lever retains bright case colors on the sides & sheltered areas; buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately to heavily faded. Wood is sound with a few small nicks, a scratch on the forearm and retains about 99% orig finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-50636 JR39 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1062 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.