SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 70616. Cal. 45-90. Fine special order ’86 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, half nickel front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Lower tang has sgl set trigger and is marked on left side, under the wood, with assembly number “475” and “XX”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the normal sized assembly number “113” and a tiny reverse stamped assembly number “70014”. Toe of the buttplate is stamped with assembly number “183”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-90 with half oct bbl, half magazine, Lyman front & rear sights, set trigger and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse Oct. 22, 1892 and shipped same day to Order #8121. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small nicks; receiver retains about 85% orig case colors, brilliant on left side, moderately faded on right side and top, heavily faded on bottom; hammer retains strong, bright case colors and the lever strong case colors on sides, heavily faded & turning silver on outer faces; buttplate is mostly a gray patina. Stock has a repaired chip back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few handling & storage marks and overall retains most of its strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44479 JR28 (12,500-17,500)

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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	1044	$23,000.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 70616. Cal. 45-90. Fine special order ’86 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, half nickel front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Lower tang has sgl set trigger and is marked on left side, under the wood, with assembly number “475” and “XX”. Top tang channel of buttstock has the normal sized assembly number “113” and a tiny reverse stamped assembly number “70014”. Toe of the buttplate is stamped with assembly number “183”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-90 with half oct bbl, half magazine, Lyman front & rear sights, set trigger and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse Oct. 22, 1892 and shipped same day to Order #8121. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small nicks; receiver retains about 85% orig case colors, brilliant on left side, moderately faded on right side and top, heavily faded on bottom; hammer retains strong, bright case colors and the lever strong case colors on sides, heavily faded & turning silver on outer faces; buttplate is mostly a gray patina. Stock has a repaired chip back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a few handling & storage marks and overall retains most of its strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44479 JR28 (12,500-17,500) 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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