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2083
$9,200.00

RARE EXTRA HEAVY BARRELED MODEL 1886 WINCHESTER RIFLE.

SN 46411. 45-90 WCF Cal. Standard grade rifle with 30″ extra heavy oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front and semi-buckhorn rear sights. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, with 30″ extra heavy oct bbl, set trigger, received in warehouse July 29, 1890 and shipped same day, Order #14550. This is a very heavy bbl, gun weighs 12 lbs. Gun appears orig and complete throughout. PROVENANCE: Tom Davis Ft. Shaw, MT. Lewis Yearout 1972. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Bbl retains about 90% of its reblued finish. Address and Cal. markings still discernible. Frame retains 30-40% thinning finish as can be seen in photos. Hammer and lever retain traces of muted case colors in protected areas. Stocks are sound and solid with typical scratches, dents and other minor blemishes. Marble’s patented tang sight has a similar color and patina to rest of gun though both screws in base have different colors and appear replaced. Mechanically gun will not hold on half cock otherwise functional and bore exhibits crisp, strong rifling. 4-53846 JS111 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2083

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014
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