WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 73344. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-90 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Dec. 17,1892 and shipped Oct. 28,1893 to order number 3063. At the time this rifle was made the west was still wild and hunting & self-protection were a way of life. Arms of that era usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: About good. Traces of orig finish remain in the most sheltered areas, generally being a smooth gray metal patina; stock has a grain check on the left side, otherwise wood is sound with normal handling and use marks, shows heavy wear with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with a few scattered small spots of pitting. 4-50584 JR307 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1057

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
	1057	$4,025.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 73344. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-90 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Dec. 17,1892 and shipped Oct. 28,1893 to order number 3063. At the time this rifle was made the west was still wild and hunting & self-protection were a way of life. Arms of that era usually saw very hard service and are rarely found today with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: About good. Traces of orig finish remain in the most sheltered areas, generally being a smooth gray metal patina; stock has a grain check on the left side, otherwise wood is sound with normal handling and use marks, shows heavy wear with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bright bore with a few scattered small spots of pitting. 4-50584 JR307 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 1057 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.