WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 106633. Cal. 40-82. Fine deluxe ’86 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, takedown, with combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight & Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with beautiful shell & flame grain, center crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “813” & “XX”. Matching assembly number is also found inside top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1896 when hunting was still a way of life and this rifle would very likely have been someone’s prized hunting gun. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 50-60% orig blue with a cleaned & artificially aged area about mid-point and with scattered spots of pitting; magazine tube retains about 85% strong blue with spots of pitting; receiver retains about 80-85% orig blue, strong on the sides, thin on the top & bottom with pitting along the edges & right side; hammer retains about 50% case colors; lever is mostly a silver patina with areas of light pitting. Wood is sound showing light areas of moderate wear on the checkering with a series of scratches on the forearm and overall retains about 95% orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine. Brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use, just poor storage. 4-51488 JR288 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1146

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
	1146	$6,325.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 106633. Cal. 40-82. Fine deluxe ’86 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, takedown, with combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight & Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with beautiful shell & flame grain, center crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “813” & “XX”. Matching assembly number is also found inside top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1896 when hunting was still a way of life and this rifle would very likely have been someone’s prized hunting gun. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 50-60% orig blue with a cleaned & artificially aged area about mid-point and with scattered spots of pitting; magazine tube retains about 85% strong blue with spots of pitting; receiver retains about 80-85% orig blue, strong on the sides, thin on the top & bottom with pitting along the edges & right side; hammer retains about 50% case colors; lever is mostly a silver patina with areas of light pitting. Wood is sound showing light areas of moderate wear on the checkering with a series of scratches on the forearm and overall retains about 95% orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine. Brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use, just poor storage. 4-51488 JR288 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1146 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 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.