Image Lot Price Description




1053
$7,670.00

*WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 BIG 50 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 121429. Cal. 50 EX (50-110). Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, Marbles No. 3 gold bead front sight & a replacement semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. These big 50 rifles were very popular among North American, Canadian & Alaskan big game hunters. They are capable of taking any North American big game including the big bears of Alaska. This caliber was also particularly favored by English sportsmen for hunting in India & Africa where it was also capable of taking about any of the major dangerous game of those continents. Rifles chambered in this caliber usually saw hard service and are frequently found showing very hard use. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fair to good. Bbl retains 65-75% orig blue showing wear over the chamber area & sharp edges; receiver, lever, hammer & buttplate are mostly a gray metal patina; wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains a smooth hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; brilliant shiny bore; would make a great shooter. 4-50631 JR303 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1053


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014
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