SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 96883. Cal. 25-20. Beautiful deluxe ’92 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with about 3X, center crotch, shell grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “5801” and “XXX”. Rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate, has the matching assembly number and “92”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of the buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Oct. 4, 1898 and shipped next day to Order #8259. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory blue with only a couple of minor nicks & faint sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 95-96% orig blue, turning a little plum, with scratches from being taken down; takedown ring & forend cap retain about all of their orig blue with some fine flaking on the takedown ring; receiver retains 95-97% strong, bright orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few small spots of fine flaking; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few very minor nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its bright piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little evidence of having been used. 4-44599 JR48 (17,500-27,500)

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
	1026	$46,000.00	SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 96883. Cal. 25-20. Beautiful deluxe ’92 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with about 3X, center crotch, shell grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “5801” and “XXX”. Rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate, has the matching assembly number and “92”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of the buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Oct. 4, 1898 and shipped next day to Order #8259. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory blue with only a couple of minor nicks & faint sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 95-96% orig blue, turning a little plum, with scratches from being taken down; takedown ring & forend cap retain about all of their orig blue with some fine flaking on the takedown ring; receiver retains 95-97% strong, bright orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few small spots of fine flaking; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few very minor nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its bright piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little evidence of having been used. 4-44599 JR48 (17,500-27,500) 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.

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