RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 119550. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful deluxe rifle with very rare rapid taper 24″ oct bbl, button magazine, Lyman front, sight missing its bead, semi-buckhorn rear sight altered to flat top and Lyman tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, center crotch, flame & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock that has crescent buttplate. Receiver has close-coupled dbl-set triggers. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number “6695” and “XXX”. Rear face of buttstock is marked “92” and “10555”. Inside toe of buttplate is marked “12750”. This little lightweight rifle would have been an outstanding hunting gun, easy to carry with great balance when fully loaded. However it is readily apparent that this rifle was never fired let alone hunted. This rifle was produced in 1898 when hunting was a way of life and the Model 94 was rapidly becoming the most popular hunting rifle in America along with the 30-30 caliber cartridge, which has reportedly killed more North American big game than any other single cartridge. All that having been said it is near miraculous that this little rifle has survived with virtually all of its orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & forend cap retain about 99%+ crisp orig blue; receiver retains 92-93% crisp orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and with the losses from light flaking around the top rear edges which is now a dark patina; lever & hammer retain bright case colors, lightly faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about 98% brilliant case colors. Forearm has a faint hairline on the left side at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound and retains about 99% crisp orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55550 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1252

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
	1252	$25,300.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 119550. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful deluxe rifle with very rare rapid taper 24″ oct bbl, button magazine, Lyman front, sight missing its bead, semi-buckhorn rear sight altered to flat top and Lyman tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, center crotch, flame & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock that has crescent buttplate. Receiver has close-coupled dbl-set triggers. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number “6695” and “XXX”. Rear face of buttstock is marked “92” and “10555”. Inside toe of buttplate is marked “12750”. This little lightweight rifle would have been an outstanding hunting gun, easy to carry with great balance when fully loaded. However it is readily apparent that this rifle was never fired let alone hunted. This rifle was produced in 1898 when hunting was a way of life and the Model 94 was rapidly becoming the most popular hunting rifle in America along with the 30-30 caliber cartridge, which has reportedly killed more North American big game than any other single cartridge. All that having been said it is near miraculous that this little rifle has survived with virtually all of its orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & forend cap retain about 99%+ crisp orig blue; receiver retains 92-93% crisp orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and with the losses from light flaking around the top rear edges which is now a dark patina; lever & hammer retain bright case colors, lightly faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about 98% brilliant case colors. Forearm has a faint hairline on the left side at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound and retains about 99% crisp orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55550 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1252 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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RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.