*RARE DELUXE, SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WITH GOLD BAND WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 44034. Cal. 35 WCF. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24″ tapered rnd bbl, pedestal mounted half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with 2-3X fancy American walnut with E-carved black insert Schnable tip forearm and straight stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is style 5 engraved by one of the Ulrichs which consists of the small vignette of a standing whitetail buck on the left side and two running caribou on the right side surrounded by leaf & vine patterns. Top edges of the receiver and about 1″ of bbl are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bbl, at the receiver is inlaid with a single gold band. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 35 with shotgun butt, rubber buttplate, light pull, fancy carved style-E, engraved $14.00 and inlaid gold around breech of bbl, received in warehouse May 7, 1904 and shipped May 10, 1904. Also accompanied by a copy of Mr. Yearouts Collection inventory card which shows that he purchased this rifle from Phil Judd of Butte, MT in Mar. 1979. Additionally accompanying is a letter by Mr. Yearout detailing the information about the rifle and how he acquired it. Also accompanying is a letter from Mr. Judd revealing the name of the man who sold the rifle to him. In addition there is a letter from that gentleman who stated he purchased it in 1948, but could no longer remember from whom he had purchased it, but stating he had sold it to Mr. Judd in 1977. Although this rifle was shipped in 1904 it is considered an antique as there is a precedent in antique production and ammunition is no longer available, not having been produced for several decades. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 75-80% thinning orig blue with freckles of finish; receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue in sheltered areas with the balance freckled; magazine box retains about 50% dull blue. Stock & forearm have added sling swivel holes otherwise are sound with heavy nicks, scratches and a couple gouges showing heavy wear on the checkering and overall retains about 60% orig varnish on the buttstock & 30% on the forearm. Buttplate has a chipped toe and is cracked across the center. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-53800 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 2112

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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
	2112	$12,075.00	RARE DELUXE, SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WITH GOLD BAND WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 44034. Cal. 35 WCF. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24″ tapered rnd bbl, pedestal mounted half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with 2-3X fancy American walnut with E-carved black insert Schnable tip forearm and straight stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is style 5 engraved by one of the Ulrichs which consists of the small vignette of a standing whitetail buck on the left side and two running caribou on the right side surrounded by leaf & vine patterns. Top edges of the receiver and about 1″ of bbl are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Bbl, at the receiver is inlaid with a single gold band. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 35 with shotgun butt, rubber buttplate, light pull, fancy carved style-E, engraved $14.00 and inlaid gold around breech of bbl, received in warehouse May 7, 1904 and shipped May 10, 1904. Also accompanied by a copy of Mr. Yearouts Collection inventory card which shows that he purchased this rifle from Phil Judd of Butte, MT in Mar. 1979. Additionally accompanying is a letter by Mr. Yearout detailing the information about the rifle and how he acquired it. Also accompanying is a letter from Mr. Judd revealing the name of the man who sold the rifle to him. In addition there is a letter from that gentleman who stated he purchased it in 1948, but could no longer remember from whom he had purchased it, but stating he had sold it to Mr. Judd in 1977. Although this rifle was shipped in 1904 it is considered an antique as there is a precedent in antique production and ammunition is no longer available, not having been produced for several decades. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of Lewis & Leyton Yearout. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 75-80% thinning orig blue with freckles of finish; receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue in sheltered areas with the balance freckled; magazine box retains about 50% dull blue. Stock & forearm have added sling swivel holes otherwise are sound with heavy nicks, scratches and a couple gouges showing heavy wear on the checkering and overall retains about 60% orig varnish on the buttstock & 30% on the forearm. Buttplate has a chipped toe and is cracked across the center. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-53800 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 2112 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 DELUXE, SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WITH GOLD BAND WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.