WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 79716. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight missing the elevator. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This entire rifle, including the wood, has a heavy coating of old dried oil or wax. This rifle was probably someone’s hunting gun from a time when hunting was a way of life. Rifles of the 1890s usually saw pretty hard service and are rarely found today with much, if any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Pierre Renaud Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 92-93% orig blue turning slightly plum; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue; forend cap has traces of case colors with the balance turned silver; receiver retains 50-60% orig case colors overall, mostly faded, with a strong bright area on the left side & in sheltered areas elsewhere. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with some dark oil staining around receiver & buttplate and retains 60-70% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of fine pitting. 4-51485 JR290 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1145

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
	1145	$7,475.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 79716. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight missing the elevator. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This entire rifle, including the wood, has a heavy coating of old dried oil or wax. This rifle was probably someone’s hunting gun from a time when hunting was a way of life. Rifles of the 1890s usually saw pretty hard service and are rarely found today with much, if any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Pierre Renaud Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 92-93% orig blue turning slightly plum; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue; forend cap has traces of case colors with the balance turned silver; receiver retains 50-60% orig case colors overall, mostly faded, with a strong bright area on the left side & in sheltered areas elsewhere. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with some dark oil staining around receiver & buttplate and retains 60-70% orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of fine pitting. 4-51485 JR290 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1145 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 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.