PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TO COLORADO INDIVIDUAL.

SN 115080. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and unmarked, early style 1,000-yd rifle ladder rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut, straight stock & crescent buttplate. Left side of buttstock is inlaid with a 1-7/8″ x 1-7/16″ oval aluminum plaque which is engraved with the inscription “Sam Barnes / Loveland / Colo”. The plaque has a light zig-zag border with the vignette of a small bird perched on foliage. In the top 1/3 of the plaque are 2 rectangular cut-outs whose purpose could not be determined. Undoubtedly this was Mr. Barnes personal protection & hunting rifle or possibly he could have been in law enforcement. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 90-92% orig blue, showing sharp edge wear with a few scratches. Magazine tube retains 88-90% thinning orig blue with a couple of small nicks & dings. Receiver retains about 60-70% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere, turned silver over top & bottom edges. Hammer retains bright case colors, turned silver on the spur. Lever retains faded case colors in sheltered areas, strong inside the trigger loop, faded to silver elsewhere. Forend cap & buttplate have silvered out. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and a couple of bruises and retains about 65-70% orig finish on the buttstock and traces of finish on the forearm with the balance a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 52665-14 JRL (5,000-7,500) – Lot 1085

Auction: Firearms - October 2017

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
	1085	$0.00	PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TO COLORADO INDIVIDUAL. SN 115080. Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and unmarked, early style 1,000-yd rifle ladder rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut, straight stock & crescent buttplate. Left side of buttstock is inlaid with a 1-7/8″ x 1-7/16″ oval aluminum plaque which is engraved with the inscription “Sam Barnes / Loveland / Colo”. The plaque has a light zig-zag border with the vignette of a small bird perched on foliage. In the top 1/3 of the plaque are 2 rectangular cut-outs whose purpose could not be determined. Undoubtedly this was Mr. Barnes personal protection & hunting rifle or possibly he could have been in law enforcement. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 90-92% orig blue, showing sharp edge wear with a few scratches. Magazine tube retains 88-90% thinning orig blue with a couple of small nicks & dings. Receiver retains about 60-70% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere, turned silver over top & bottom edges. Hammer retains bright case colors, turned silver on the spur. Lever retains faded case colors in sheltered areas, strong inside the trigger loop, faded to silver elsewhere. Forend cap & buttplate have silvered out. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and a couple of bruises and retains about 65-70% orig finish on the buttstock and traces of finish on the forearm with the balance a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 52665-14 JRL (5,000-7,500) – Lot 1085 Auction: Firearms - October 2017 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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PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TO COLORADO INDIVIDUAL.