*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE FROM PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SN 843326. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Standard grade rifle with rare 20-1/8″ rnd bbl, full magazine, standard front sight with screw and flat top rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a letter on city of Pasadena letterhead over the signature of Mr. R. O’Brien which identifies this rifle by serial number and states that it was purchased from the Winchester factory through the Pasadena Hardware Co. on July 1, 1927 for 15.00. The letter also states the rifles were ordered with short rnd bbls for use in police cars as field weapons. Another letter, over the signature of Vicky Randolph, Records Section Administrator, Pasadena Police Department states that Mr. O’Brien had been employed many years by the police department and handled the issuance & management of the department’s weapons. She verified his signature. Also accompanied by a copy of a City of Pasadena police department acquisition card for eleven rifles at $15.00 each from Pasadena Hardware Co., dated 7-1-27. Also accompanied by a 2-page letter of authentication by renowned researcher & author George Madis wherein he verifies some of the above information. PROVENANCE: Pasadena, CA Police Department CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with only faint muzzle end wear; rcvr retains about 95% orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches with some slight thinning over the top & bottom. Buttstock has what appears to be bruising from a vehicle rack, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-47939 JR17 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1257

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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
	1257	$5,175.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE FROM PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT. SN 843326. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Standard grade rifle with rare 20-1/8″ rnd bbl, full magazine, standard front sight with screw and flat top rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a letter on city of Pasadena letterhead over the signature of Mr. R. O’Brien which identifies this rifle by serial number and states that it was purchased from the Winchester factory through the Pasadena Hardware Co. on July 1, 1927 for 15.00. The letter also states the rifles were ordered with short rnd bbls for use in police cars as field weapons. Another letter, over the signature of Vicky Randolph, Records Section Administrator, Pasadena Police Department states that Mr. O’Brien had been employed many years by the police department and handled the issuance & management of the department’s weapons. She verified his signature. Also accompanied by a copy of a City of Pasadena police department acquisition card for eleven rifles at $15.00 each from Pasadena Hardware Co., dated 7-1-27. Also accompanied by a 2-page letter of authentication by renowned researcher & author George Madis wherein he verifies some of the above information. PROVENANCE: Pasadena, CA Police Department CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with only faint muzzle end wear; rcvr retains about 95% orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few light nicks & scratches with some slight thinning over the top & bottom. Buttstock has what appears to be bruising from a vehicle rack, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-47939 JR17 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1257 Click here to view provenance 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 WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE FROM PASADENA POLICE DEPARTMENT.