RARE FIRST WEEK OF PRODUCTION WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 931. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in Cal. 44 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 4, 1892 and shipped Aug. 11, 1892 to order #2989. These early ’92s are rarely ever found in high orig finish. Immediately upon production they were accepted by the buying public & pressed into service where they became simply working tools for hunting & self defense. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl retains 98-99% strong orig blue with a few tiny nicks on the top flat about mid point. Magazine tube retains about all of its orig finish, turning plum. Fore end cap retains 97-98% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about 98% orig blue with only very faint sharp edge wear, a small scratch on the bottom and some light thinning on the top right rear edge. Hammer retains brilliant case colors & the lever bright case colors on the left side, dark colors on the right and outer faces. Buttplate case colors have turned silver. Stock has a series of small nicks on the left wrist, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches. Buttstock retains about 98% strong orig finish and the forearm about 70% orig finish, slightly darkened with hand wear around the carry point. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. May have been fired, but if so very little. 4-50646 JR60 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1061

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
	1061	$14,375.00	RARE FIRST WEEK OF PRODUCTION WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 931. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in Cal. 44 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 4, 1892 and shipped Aug. 11, 1892 to order #2989. These early ’92s are rarely ever found in high orig finish. Immediately upon production they were accepted by the buying public & pressed into service where they became simply working tools for hunting & self defense. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl retains 98-99% strong orig blue with a few tiny nicks on the top flat about mid point. Magazine tube retains about all of its orig finish, turning plum. Fore end cap retains 97-98% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about 98% orig blue with only very faint sharp edge wear, a small scratch on the bottom and some light thinning on the top right rear edge. Hammer retains brilliant case colors & the lever bright case colors on the left side, dark colors on the right and outer faces. Buttplate case colors have turned silver. Stock has a series of small nicks on the left wrist, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches. Buttstock retains about 98% strong orig finish and the forearm about 70% orig finish, slightly darkened with hand wear around the carry point. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. May have been fired, but if so very little. 4-50646 JR60 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1061 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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RARE FIRST WEEK OF PRODUCTION WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.