*RARE SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*RARE SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 155769. Beautiful special order deluxe rifle with 26″ lightweight tapered rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown, with pedestal mounted, ivory bead front sight, 3C rear sight, and Lyman tang sight with loop. It is mounted with nicely figured, flame-grain, H-style checkered, American walnut, with straight stock and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with “OOO”. This apparently was intended as an assembly number, or possibly, simply the grade of wood. No number was observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock or under the buttplate. There is little doubt, however that this is the orig buttstock that came with the rifle. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich with his trademark style vignette on the left side with only large flat gold initials “W.T.C.”, surrounded by well executed foliate arabesque patterns with a wavelet and dot border. Right side of receiver has the small vignette of a standing white-tail buck with foliate arabesque patterns and a flower blossom around the loading gate screw and a fan of leaves at the back edge of the loading gate screw. Bottom of receiver with an x-shaped Moorish pattern with leaves and flowers and arabesque patterns. Top tang receiver ring and about 1″ up the bbl are engraved to match. Left side of receiver has two plugged screw holes from a receiver sight. This exact rifle is pictured on pg. 248 of Winchester Engraving, Wilson, and states that it is number six style engraving. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating that the only record of this rifle is that it was shipped Aug. 31, 1921 to Order No. 8033-02. Also accompanied by a 2-page letter from R.L. Wilson stating that the engraving is attributed to John Ulrich. Mr. Wilson states that the owner, as of the date of his letter, stated that he had purchased the rifle from the family of a guide in New Brunswick, Canada and that it was supposed to have been presented to the guide by a member of the Roosevelt Hunting Party as a reward for finding them a record Moose. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 93-95% strong orig blue with muzzle edge wear and slight thinning down the sides. Receiver retains thin blue in the sheltered areas with the balance flaked and worn to silver. Wood is sound with oil staining on the wrist and rear end of the forearm and has numerous small scratches in the buttstock, a scrape on the forearm, along with light handling and use marks. Checkering shows light to moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. Goforth Collection 4-60599 JR181 (15,000-25,000)

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
	1043	$29,900.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 155769. Beautiful special order deluxe rifle with 26″ lightweight tapered rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown, with pedestal mounted, ivory bead front sight, 3C rear sight, and Lyman tang sight with loop. It is mounted with nicely figured, flame-grain, H-style checkered, American walnut, with straight stock and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with “OOO”. This apparently was intended as an assembly number, or possibly, simply the grade of wood. No number was observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock or under the buttplate. There is little doubt, however that this is the orig buttstock that came with the rifle. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich with his trademark style vignette on the left side with only large flat gold initials “W.T.C.”, surrounded by well executed foliate arabesque patterns with a wavelet and dot border. Right side of receiver has the small vignette of a standing white-tail buck with foliate arabesque patterns and a flower blossom around the loading gate screw and a fan of leaves at the back edge of the loading gate screw. Bottom of receiver with an x-shaped Moorish pattern with leaves and flowers and arabesque patterns. Top tang receiver ring and about 1″ up the bbl are engraved to match. Left side of receiver has two plugged screw holes from a receiver sight. This exact rifle is pictured on pg. 248 of Winchester Engraving, Wilson, and states that it is number six style engraving. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating that the only record of this rifle is that it was shipped Aug. 31, 1921 to Order No. 8033-02. Also accompanied by a 2-page letter from R.L. Wilson stating that the engraving is attributed to John Ulrich. Mr. Wilson states that the owner, as of the date of his letter, stated that he had purchased the rifle from the family of a guide in New Brunswick, Canada and that it was supposed to have been presented to the guide by a member of the Roosevelt Hunting Party as a reward for finding them a record Moose. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 93-95% strong orig blue with muzzle edge wear and slight thinning down the sides. Receiver retains thin blue in the sheltered areas with the balance flaked and worn to silver. Wood is sound with oil staining on the wrist and rear end of the forearm and has numerous small scratches in the buttstock, a scrape on the forearm, along with light handling and use marks. Checkering shows light to moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. Goforth Collection 4-60599 JR181 (15,000-25,000) 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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