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1021A
$17,250.00

*DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 213667. Cal. 32 WS. Beautiful deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead front sight, 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight and a locking Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver has close-coupled dbl-set triggers. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “18618” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found on rear face of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Mounted with beautiful flame & shell grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, with dbl set triggers, received in warehouse June 22, 1904 and shipped next day to Order #234031. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear; receiver retains 95-97% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and thinning around the front; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors, faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about 70% brilliant case colors with a cleaned area in the center. Wood is sound and retains most of a very fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44379 JR19 (15,000-20,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013
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