RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION MUSKET WITH BAYONET.

SN 82873. 45-70 Cal. Rare ’86 musket with 30″ rnd bbl, full length forearm which conceals the magazine tube, that has a metal nose cap and sgl band with sling swivel. It has square base front sight/bayonet lug and a musket style ladder rear sight graduated to 1,000 yards. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and musket/carbine buttplate with trap which contains a 5-pc orig steel and brass cleaning rod. Bottom of stock has a sling swivel. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this firearm as a musket in caliber 45-70, received in warehouse on Sept. 15, 1893 and shipped same day to Order #22833, 11 guns in shipment (SN82375 was sold by Julia’s in the Wes Adams Spring 2012 Sale as lot 2015). According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 350 of these muskets were produced and “The ’86 musket is the greatest rarity of all Winchester lever action muskets.” PROVENANCE: Peter Murphy, Huntington Beach, CA. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about half of its orig factory blue though thin and turning plum overall. Receiver retains about half of its muted case colors, a bit brighter and stronger on hammer and lever. Stocks are sound and solid, well fit with typical scattered small dings, dents and scratches typical of 100 years of storage. Accompanying bayonet is silver/gray overall with scattered areas of staining and pitting matching overall condition of musket quite well and fits and locks quite tightly on bbl. Mechanically gun is sound and retains crisp rifling and shiny bore. 4-53839 JS113 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2093

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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
	2093	$10,925.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION MUSKET WITH BAYONET. SN 82873. 45-70 Cal. Rare ’86 musket with 30″ rnd bbl, full length forearm which conceals the magazine tube, that has a metal nose cap and sgl band with sling swivel. It has square base front sight/bayonet lug and a musket style ladder rear sight graduated to 1,000 yards. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and musket/carbine buttplate with trap which contains a 5-pc orig steel and brass cleaning rod. Bottom of stock has a sling swivel. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this firearm as a musket in caliber 45-70, received in warehouse on Sept. 15, 1893 and shipped same day to Order #22833, 11 guns in shipment (SN82375 was sold by Julia’s in the Wes Adams Spring 2012 Sale as lot 2015). According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms only about 350 of these muskets were produced and “The ’86 musket is the greatest rarity of all Winchester lever action muskets.” PROVENANCE: Peter Murphy, Huntington Beach, CA. Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about half of its orig factory blue though thin and turning plum overall. Receiver retains about half of its muted case colors, a bit brighter and stronger on hammer and lever. Stocks are sound and solid, well fit with typical scattered small dings, dents and scratches typical of 100 years of storage. Accompanying bayonet is silver/gray overall with scattered areas of staining and pitting matching overall condition of musket quite well and fits and locks quite tightly on bbl. Mechanically gun is sound and retains crisp rifling and shiny bore. 4-53839 JS113 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2093 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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 1886 LEVER ACTION MUSKET WITH BAYONET.