*RARE LATE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 92 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 964649. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half magazine, takedown with ivory bead combination front sight & flat top rear sight. Bbl has late style markings. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut buttstock and a very fancy, highly figured forearm. Buttstock has a straight grip with crescent buttplate. This being a rather late rifle, made in about 1926, it was probably someone’s hunting rifle that could be easily transported when disassembled. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong orig blue and the forend cap about 95% orig blue; takedown ring shows about 90% bright blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; receiver retains 88-90% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; lever & hammer retains 98-99% bright orig blue and the buttplate is mostly flaked to a dull blue patina; wood is sound with only very few light nicks & scratches and retains 97-98% strong orig varnish with some minor dulling on the forearm at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; has been fired, but very little. 4-50634 JR312 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1065

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
	1065	$6,325.00	RARE LATE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 92 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 964649. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half magazine, takedown with ivory bead combination front sight & flat top rear sight. Bbl has late style markings. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut buttstock and a very fancy, highly figured forearm. Buttstock has a straight grip with crescent buttplate. This being a rather late rifle, made in about 1926, it was probably someone’s hunting rifle that could be easily transported when disassembled. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong orig blue and the forend cap about 95% orig blue; takedown ring shows about 90% bright blue with the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; receiver retains 88-90% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and the loss areas flaked to a medium patina; lever & hammer retains 98-99% bright orig blue and the buttplate is mostly flaked to a dull blue patina; wood is sound with only very few light nicks & scratches and retains 97-98% strong orig varnish with some minor dulling on the forearm at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; has been fired, but very little. 4-50634 JR312 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1065 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 LATE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 92 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.