*WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 135502. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and unmarked 1876-1886 style ladder rear sight. This sight is most unusual but is absolutely original. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1902 when most business was still conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy and carrying a firearm as a daily use tool was a way of life. This rifle being a standard grade was of the type affordable by the average working man of that era as a hunting or self-protection arm. These rifles were extremely popular on the western frontier, the northern woods, Canada, the Yukon & Alaska. They usually saw very hard service and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% crisp orig blue as does the forend cap; receiver retains about 98% crisp orig blue with some very faint scratches and a few small bright spots on the most sharp edges; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors, slightly faded on face of outside loop; buttplate retains faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, inside receiver has orig heavy factory grease; bright shiny bore with a coating of heavy factory grease. 4-55548 JR342 (17,500-27,500) – Lot 1221

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1221	$25,875.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 135502. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and unmarked 1876-1886 style ladder rear sight. This sight is most unusual but is absolutely original. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1902 when most business was still conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy and carrying a firearm as a daily use tool was a way of life. This rifle being a standard grade was of the type affordable by the average working man of that era as a hunting or self-protection arm. These rifles were extremely popular on the western frontier, the northern woods, Canada, the Yukon & Alaska. They usually saw very hard service and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% crisp orig blue as does the forend cap; receiver retains about 98% crisp orig blue with some very faint scratches and a few small bright spots on the most sharp edges; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors, slightly faded on face of outside loop; buttplate retains faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, inside receiver has orig heavy factory grease; bright shiny bore with a coating of heavy factory grease. 4-55548 JR342 (17,500-27,500) – Lot 1221 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.