SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22683. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, button magazine, ivory bead front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Rifle has color case hardened receiver, forend cap & buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Sept. 12, 1888 and shipped Aug. 13, 1889. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and some rust freckling on the sights along with a few scattered spots of rust on the bbl; receiver retains about 70% strong but moderately faded case colors on the sides and top with the bottom turned silver; hammer retains brilliant case colors turned silver on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on outer faces; buttplate & forend cap retain faded case colors; loading gate appears to have been refinished. Wood is sound and retains about all of a wonderful factory style restored finish. Bbl may also be an old factory restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44495 JR52 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	1022	$10,925.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22683. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, button magazine, ivory bead front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Rifle has color case hardened receiver, forend cap & buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Sept. 12, 1888 and shipped Aug. 13, 1889. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and some rust freckling on the sights along with a few scattered spots of rust on the bbl; receiver retains about 70% strong but moderately faded case colors on the sides and top with the bottom turned silver; hammer retains brilliant case colors turned silver on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides, brilliant in sheltered areas, turned silver on outer faces; buttplate & forend cap retain faded case colors; loading gate appears to have been refinished. Wood is sound and retains about all of a wonderful factory style restored finish. Bbl may also be an old factory restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44495 JR52 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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