DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-90. SN 37172. Beautiful special order deluxe ’86 with 23-15/16″ oct bbl, probably cut from orig 26″ length, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight with no rear seat and a Lyman tang sight with loop. Top flat is full length matted with the Cal. marking on the left top flat. It is mounted with very beautiful, 2-3X, H-style checkered, flame grain, American walnut with black insert pistol grip stock, and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Forend cap and buttstock have sling swivels. Left side of lower tang under wood has the assembly number “206” & “S” & “XX”. Assembly number was not observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock. This buttstock has all the appearance of having been in place a long time and fits the tangs & receiver extremely well. Receiver is beautifully engraved with the large oval vignette of a white-tail buck & doe in a woodlands scene, executed in great detail by John Ulrich and signed on the bottom tang, perpendicular between two screws, very well executed foliate arabesque patterns and a wavelet border. Right side has two small, extremely well executed, vignettes of a fox at the front end and a long oval of a flying goose above the loading gate, also surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Sides of lever, sides of hammer, and face of lever also have fine foliate arabesque patterns. Top tang, receiver ring, and bottom of receiver are engraved to match, and the top edges of the receiver have a fine scallop or feather pattern. Forend cap is also engraved. The almost identical pattern of the left side of receiver is found on the left side of an 1873 SN 335484, pictured on pg. 158 of Winchester Engraving, Wilson, a rifle which is being sold elsewhere in this auction. Forend cap & buttstock have factory sling swivels. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center letter dated 1978 to Eldon Owens fully identifying this rifle with $8.00 engraving with muzzle countersunk 1/32” and having been shipped Dec. 24, 1889. The letter states that “rubber buttplate & Lyman hunt sight installed”. It was repaired & returned March 31, 1890, probably when the bbl was cut. Letter is somewhat confusing in the warehouse & shipping dates. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl and magazine tube probably reduced length as noted. Bbl retains 93-95% strong orig blue slightly dulled and thin over the chamber area. There is a small bruise on the top flat and a few small nicks on the edges. Magazine tube retains a smooth plum patina with bright blue in the sheltered areas. Receiver retains most of it’s orig case hardening with faded colors on both sides, stronger in sheltered areas, turned silver on top & bottom. Lever retains colors in the sheltered areas being mostly a silver/brown patina. Hammer retains 75-80% moderately faded case colors. Wood is sound with light handling and use marks with the forearm about 1/3 touched-up finish at the rear edge and the balance bright, orig piano varnish. Buttstock retains about 95% bright orig piano varnish, replaced buttplate. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Ex. Eldon Owens Collection sold 10/04. Goforth Collection 4-60573 JR182 (30,000-45,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	1042	$46,000.00	DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-90. SN 37172. Beautiful special order deluxe ’86 with 23-15/16″ oct bbl, probably cut from orig 26″ length, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight with no rear seat and a Lyman tang sight with loop. Top flat is full length matted with the Cal. marking on the left top flat. It is mounted with very beautiful, 2-3X, H-style checkered, flame grain, American walnut with black insert pistol grip stock, and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Forend cap and buttstock have sling swivels. Left side of lower tang under wood has the assembly number “206” & “S” & “XX”. Assembly number was not observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock. This buttstock has all the appearance of having been in place a long time and fits the tangs & receiver extremely well. Receiver is beautifully engraved with the large oval vignette of a white-tail buck & doe in a woodlands scene, executed in great detail by John Ulrich and signed on the bottom tang, perpendicular between two screws, very well executed foliate arabesque patterns and a wavelet border. Right side has two small, extremely well executed, vignettes of a fox at the front end and a long oval of a flying goose above the loading gate, also surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Sides of lever, sides of hammer, and face of lever also have fine foliate arabesque patterns. Top tang, receiver ring, and bottom of receiver are engraved to match, and the top edges of the receiver have a fine scallop or feather pattern. Forend cap is also engraved. The almost identical pattern of the left side of receiver is found on the left side of an 1873 SN 335484, pictured on pg. 158 of Winchester Engraving, Wilson, a rifle which is being sold elsewhere in this auction. Forend cap & buttstock have factory sling swivels. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center letter dated 1978 to Eldon Owens fully identifying this rifle with $8.00 engraving with muzzle countersunk 1/32” and having been shipped Dec. 24, 1889. The letter states that “rubber buttplate & Lyman hunt sight installed”. It was repaired & returned March 31, 1890, probably when the bbl was cut. Letter is somewhat confusing in the warehouse & shipping dates. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl and magazine tube probably reduced length as noted. Bbl retains 93-95% strong orig blue slightly dulled and thin over the chamber area. There is a small bruise on the top flat and a few small nicks on the edges. Magazine tube retains a smooth plum patina with bright blue in the sheltered areas. Receiver retains most of it’s orig case hardening with faded colors on both sides, stronger in sheltered areas, turned silver on top & bottom. Lever retains colors in the sheltered areas being mostly a silver/brown patina. Hammer retains 75-80% moderately faded case colors. Wood is sound with light handling and use marks with the forearm about 1/3 touched-up finish at the rear edge and the balance bright, orig piano varnish. Buttstock retains about 95% bright orig piano varnish, replaced buttplate. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Ex. Eldon Owens Collection sold 10/04. Goforth Collection 4-60573 JR182 (30,000-45,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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