EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 9392. Cal. 40-82. Most rare 1886 with 34″ oct bbl, full magazine, two bbl bands, Rocky Mountain front sight & 1000 yard ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered American Walnut with straight stock & smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “924”, “CF” and “S”. Top tang channel of the buttstock has the assembly number “879” and inside toe of buttplate has assembly number “9246”. Rifles with extra length bbls are rare but those with bbls longer than 30″ are extremely rare. It is believed that the majority of the long barreled rifles were ordered and used by hunters on the American frontier and those who believed the extra length bbls would provide better accuracy. These rifles usually saw very hard service, generally under harsh circumstances and are rarely found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains with the bbl & magazine tube retaining a mottled silver/brown patina with scattered light rust; receiver has traces of case color turned silver, otherwise is a medium gray patina with some light pitting on the left side. Wood is sound having been refinished a long time ago. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-51492 JR280 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1148

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
	1148	$6,900.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 9392. Cal. 40-82. Most rare 1886 with 34″ oct bbl, full magazine, two bbl bands, Rocky Mountain front sight & 1000 yard ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered American Walnut with straight stock & smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “924”, “CF” and “S”. Top tang channel of the buttstock has the assembly number “879” and inside toe of buttplate has assembly number “9246”. Rifles with extra length bbls are rare but those with bbls longer than 30″ are extremely rare. It is believed that the majority of the long barreled rifles were ordered and used by hunters on the American frontier and those who believed the extra length bbls would provide better accuracy. These rifles usually saw very hard service, generally under harsh circumstances and are rarely found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good. No orig finish remains with the bbl & magazine tube retaining a mottled silver/brown patina with scattered light rust; receiver has traces of case color turned silver, otherwise is a medium gray patina with some light pitting on the left side. Wood is sound having been refinished a long time ago. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-51492 JR280 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1148 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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EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.