SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 48446. Cal. 50 Express (50-110). Standard grade carbine with 22″ round bbl, full magazine, square base front sight and a 3-leaf platinum line carbine rear sight. Receiver has a stud & ring in left side. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 50-110 with Winchester Express rear sight, received in warehouse Oct. 17, 1890 and shipped same day. Order # not indicated. Any 1886 saddle ring carbine is to be considered scarce but those with color case hardened receivers in caliber 50 Express are very rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their orig finish with strong blue in sheltered areas and the balance turned plum; receiver retains most of its orig case colors on the sides & top, brilliant in sheltered areas, especially around the saddle ring stud and right rear gullet, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere; bottom is a dark patina; lever retains strong colors on sides & inside the loops, faded to brown on outer faces; hammer retains dark case colors; wood is sound with some oil staining around top tang, a few light nicks & scratches and retains a fine, professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-50623 JR10 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1047

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
	1047	$37,375.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 48446. Cal. 50 Express (50-110). Standard grade carbine with 22″ round bbl, full magazine, square base front sight and a 3-leaf platinum line carbine rear sight. Receiver has a stud & ring in left side. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 50-110 with Winchester Express rear sight, received in warehouse Oct. 17, 1890 and shipped same day. Order # not indicated. Any 1886 saddle ring carbine is to be considered scarce but those with color case hardened receivers in caliber 50 Express are very rare. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their orig finish with strong blue in sheltered areas and the balance turned plum; receiver retains most of its orig case colors on the sides & top, brilliant in sheltered areas, especially around the saddle ring stud and right rear gullet, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere; bottom is a dark patina; lever retains strong colors on sides & inside the loops, faded to brown on outer faces; hammer retains dark case colors; wood is sound with some oil staining around top tang, a few light nicks & scratches and retains a fine, professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-50623 JR10 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1047 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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SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE.