Revised: 10/3/2014

Please note: One individual contacted us questioning whether this sign was genuine. We checked with a well-known Winchester specialist who told us that he had seen a similar sign illustrated in Winchester Herald magazine published in the 1920s. We share with you what knowledge we have received and we sell it without any guarantees.

RARE WINCHESTER STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN.

Made of 1/8″ sheet steel, about 40-1/2″ long in the shape of a Model 1866 lever action rifle, complete with sights, lever & hammer, with the incised outline of a magazine tube, forearm, forend cap and buttstock. Sign is dbl sided and stamped on forearm, “FOUNDED 1866” and on the stock “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS CO / NEW HAVEN CONN”. Sign is in old red paint and stenciled in white lettering “WINCHESTER ARMS AND AMMUNITION SINCE 1866”. Sign has a hole through receiver area and another about mid-point on bbl where it is suspended from chains which are attached to a hand wrought iron wall mount. The arm of the mount extends approx 36″ in a “V” shape for support and is attached to a wrought-iron base about 20-1/2″ high x 2″ wide and 1/4″ thick. The top of the base is forged in a curl. The support arm is hand riveted to the base. Base has two 3/8″ holes for mounting to the wall. This identical sign, without the base, is pictured on p. 58 of Winchester Rarities, Webster. The book does not identify the sign or give any information about it but it is identical and pictured in color. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig old red paint and thin white stenciled lettering. 7-70722 JR255 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2127

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
	2127	$0.00	Revised: 10/3/2014 Please note: One individual contacted us questioning whether this sign was genuine. We checked with a well-known Winchester specialist who told us that he had seen a similar sign illustrated in Winchester Herald magazine published in the 1920s. We share with you what knowledge we have received and we sell it without any guarantees. RARE WINCHESTER STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN. Made of 1/8″ sheet steel, about 40-1/2″ long in the shape of a Model 1866 lever action rifle, complete with sights, lever & hammer, with the incised outline of a magazine tube, forearm, forend cap and buttstock. Sign is dbl sided and stamped on forearm, “FOUNDED 1866” and on the stock “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS CO / NEW HAVEN CONN”. Sign is in old red paint and stenciled in white lettering “WINCHESTER ARMS AND AMMUNITION SINCE 1866”. Sign has a hole through receiver area and another about mid-point on bbl where it is suspended from chains which are attached to a hand wrought iron wall mount. The arm of the mount extends approx 36″ in a “V” shape for support and is attached to a wrought-iron base about 20-1/2″ high x 2″ wide and 1/4″ thick. The top of the base is forged in a curl. The support arm is hand riveted to the base. Base has two 3/8″ holes for mounting to the wall. This identical sign, without the base, is pictured on p. 58 of Winchester Rarities, Webster. The book does not identify the sign or give any information about it but it is identical and pictured in color. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains most of its orig old red paint and thin white stenciled lettering. 7-70722 JR255 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 2127 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 STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN.