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1242
$4,600.00

*RARE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SPECIAL ORDER TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE RESTORED BY TURNBULL.

SN 364207. Cal. 25-20. Rare deluxe ’92 with 24-1/4″ tapered oct to rnd bbl, 3/4 magazine, silver bead front sight, Lyman 1A leaf & folding rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver is takedown style. Mounted with about 3X American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight stock with Swiss cheekpiece and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly number “3123” and a variety of other initials. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Accompanied by a Cody research report confirming all of the rare special order features observed, for order 97224A on 5-18-1907. This rifle has been properly conserved by Turnbull Restorations in 1992. The bore has been sleeved, probably at the time of restoration by Turnbull. While there were over one million Model 1892 arms produced 1892-1941 very few were deluxe. Extremely few had additional special order features and of that number not many survive today. PROVENANCE: Thomas W. Connally Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of the Winchester quality blue finish; the receiver, takedown ring, forend cap, lever & hammer retain about 99% plus of Turnbull’s wonderful, brilliant, Winchester-style color case hardened finish. Wood is sound with a couple of minor grain checks in the buttstock and overall retains a fine hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore. 4-55670 JR24 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1242

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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