FINE ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 144240. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, square base German silver front sight and 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, exceptionally figured American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 44, received in warehouse Aug. 17, 1900 and shipped Aug. 24, 1900 to Order #68770. Also accompanied by a letter dated Aug. 4, 1980 on Rifle Ranch letterhead, J.S. (Jim) Wilkinson, of Prescott, Arizona, addressed to Frank Weymouth of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Prescott, Arizona, wherein this carbine is identified by serial number. Body of the letter states that in about 1950 Roy Dunlap of Tucson, gunsmith & author, purchased wooden cases of Winchester rifles from the Customs warehouse in Nogales, which turned out to be Model 1892 saddle ring carbines. He speculates that they were on the way to Mexico, possibly for Pancho Villa when they were confiscated by Customs where they remained for many years. Mr. Wilkinson states he purchased several of these “rifles” from Mr. Dunlap and resold them but kept the one with the most beautiful wood for his own collection and at the time of this writing it was unfired; signed “Jim Wilkinson”. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection; Frank Weymouth Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, new & unfired. Overall retains 98-99%+ crisp orig finish with bright blues and brilliant case colors; right side of receiver has a series of small nicks apparently from the adjacent carbine’s saddle ring stud while in the crate during transport. Buttplate retains 97-98% strong bright blue with only a small spot of wear on the heel and another on the toe. Buttstock has one small nick, otherwise retains virtually all of its crisp orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, unfired. 4-50625 JR41 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1058

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
	1058	$34,500.00	FINE ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 144240. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, square base German silver front sight and 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, exceptionally figured American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 44, received in warehouse Aug. 17, 1900 and shipped Aug. 24, 1900 to Order #68770. Also accompanied by a letter dated Aug. 4, 1980 on Rifle Ranch letterhead, J.S. (Jim) Wilkinson, of Prescott, Arizona, addressed to Frank Weymouth of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Prescott, Arizona, wherein this carbine is identified by serial number. Body of the letter states that in about 1950 Roy Dunlap of Tucson, gunsmith & author, purchased wooden cases of Winchester rifles from the Customs warehouse in Nogales, which turned out to be Model 1892 saddle ring carbines. He speculates that they were on the way to Mexico, possibly for Pancho Villa when they were confiscated by Customs where they remained for many years. Mr. Wilkinson states he purchased several of these “rifles” from Mr. Dunlap and resold them but kept the one with the most beautiful wood for his own collection and at the time of this writing it was unfired; signed “Jim Wilkinson”. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection; Frank Weymouth Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, new & unfired. Overall retains 98-99%+ crisp orig finish with bright blues and brilliant case colors; right side of receiver has a series of small nicks apparently from the adjacent carbine’s saddle ring stud while in the crate during transport. Buttplate retains 97-98% strong bright blue with only a small spot of wear on the heel and another on the toe. Buttstock has one small nick, otherwise retains virtually all of its crisp orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, unfired. 4-50625 JR41 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1058 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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FINE ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SADDLE RING CARBINE.