EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 26582. Cal. 40-95 (Yes, that’s what the record states.) Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat of bbl has the standard Winchester roll marking with the caliber “40 EX” over the chamber area. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 40-95 “(as per record)”, with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Nov. 12, 1888 and shipped Nov. 19, 1888 to Order #15431; repair & return March 16, 1891. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping record for this rifle which also indicates caliber 40-95. Additionally accompanied by a copy of p. 69 from an unknown publication which shows two charts, one for bbl length and the other for calibers. This chart indicates that there was only one rifle produced in caliber 40-95. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small nicks; receiver retains brilliant case colors on sides & top with the bottom faded to gray; hammer retains strong case colors as does the lever on the sides with the outer faces turned silver; buttplate retains 40-50% very faded case colors. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, light wear on the forearm at the carry point and overall retains about 95% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Rifle shows very little use, retaining most of its orig blue on bolt face & loading gate. 4-44486 JR29 (22,500-32,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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
	1011	$51,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE ONE OF A KIND WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 26582. Cal. 40-95 (Yes, that’s what the record states.) Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat of bbl has the standard Winchester roll marking with the caliber “40 EX” over the chamber area. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 40-95 “(as per record)”, with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Nov. 12, 1888 and shipped Nov. 19, 1888 to Order #15431; repair & return March 16, 1891. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping record for this rifle which also indicates caliber 40-95. Additionally accompanied by a copy of p. 69 from an unknown publication which shows two charts, one for bbl length and the other for calibers. This chart indicates that there was only one rifle produced in caliber 40-95. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small nicks; receiver retains brilliant case colors on sides & top with the bottom faded to gray; hammer retains strong case colors as does the lever on the sides with the outer faces turned silver; buttplate retains 40-50% very faded case colors. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, light wear on the forearm at the carry point and overall retains about 95% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Rifle shows very little use, retaining most of its orig blue on bolt face & loading gate. 4-44486 JR29 (22,500-32,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}