ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-82. SN 37050. Rare special order deluxe short rifle with 22″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight with altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of lower tang, under wood is stamped with assembly number “186” & “XXX”. This same number “186” is found in top tang channel in buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. There is also “000” stamped just above that number in a recess in buttplate. Mounted with 3X center crotch cut flame grain checkered American walnut, H-style checkering, with black insert pistol grip buttstock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is very beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich, with a #6 pattern on left side consisting of a standing whitetail buck in a woodland scene vignette side, with light foliate arabesque patterns front & back with feather border patterns. Right side of receiver has a small long oval vignette of a setter on point in a field scene above the ejection port with foliate arabesque patterns front & back and along bottom edge with feather border patterns. Top edge of receiver has scallop patterns & receiver ring have foliate arabesque patterns with pillow shaped patterns around bottom edge of receiver with lighter arabesque patterns. There is also a small pattern with border engraving on buttplate tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as found with $4.00 engraving & Rocky Mountain front sight. It does list the stock as 14″ long with a drop of 3″. Current stock is 13-7/8″ with a 2-1/2″ drop. The fact that the assembly numbers are completely matching leads one to speculate that the record may be mistaken. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 93-95% strong bright orig factory blue with light muzzle edge wear & sharp edge wear on octagonal section. There is an area of chemical spotting near muzzle with some very fine pitting & some lighter patterns of faint chemical spotting down left side of bbl. Receiver retains about all of its orig case hardening with faded colors on sides turning to silver with strong colors in sheltered areas. Lower tang is brilliant. Forend cap retains traces of case colors being mostly turned to silver. Buttplate retains faded case colors on tang with balance turned silver mixed with patina. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and light to moderate wear on checkering with forearm retaining about 95% orig piano finish varnish. Buttstock has a couple of dings on left side of wrist & minor handling & storage marks elsewhere with a spot of heat crazing on left side of comb & retains what appears to be a light surface refinish over the back half, not easily detectable. Lever is mostly faded case colors with some pitting on sides & outer edges. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some light orange peel effect. Goforth Collection 4-60637 JR105 (25,000-40,000)

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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	1045	$21,275.00	ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-82. SN 37050. Rare special order deluxe short rifle with 22″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, German silver blade Rocky Mountain front sight with altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Left side of lower tang, under wood is stamped with assembly number “186” & “XXX”. This same number “186” is found in top tang channel in buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. There is also “000” stamped just above that number in a recess in buttplate. Mounted with 3X center crotch cut flame grain checkered American walnut, H-style checkering, with black insert pistol grip buttstock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is very beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich, with a #6 pattern on left side consisting of a standing whitetail buck in a woodland scene vignette side, with light foliate arabesque patterns front & back with feather border patterns. Right side of receiver has a small long oval vignette of a setter on point in a field scene above the ejection port with foliate arabesque patterns front & back and along bottom edge with feather border patterns. Top edge of receiver has scallop patterns & receiver ring have foliate arabesque patterns with pillow shaped patterns around bottom edge of receiver with lighter arabesque patterns. There is also a small pattern with border engraving on buttplate tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as found with $4.00 engraving & Rocky Mountain front sight. It does list the stock as 14″ long with a drop of 3″. Current stock is 13-7/8″ with a 2-1/2″ drop. The fact that the assembly numbers are completely matching leads one to speculate that the record may be mistaken. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 93-95% strong bright orig factory blue with light muzzle edge wear & sharp edge wear on octagonal section. There is an area of chemical spotting near muzzle with some very fine pitting & some lighter patterns of faint chemical spotting down left side of bbl. Receiver retains about all of its orig case hardening with faded colors on sides turning to silver with strong colors in sheltered areas. Lower tang is brilliant. Forend cap retains traces of case colors being mostly turned to silver. Buttplate retains faded case colors on tang with balance turned silver mixed with patina. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and light to moderate wear on checkering with forearm retaining about 95% orig piano finish varnish. Buttstock has a couple of dings on left side of wrist & minor handling & storage marks elsewhere with a spot of heat crazing on left side of comb & retains what appears to be a light surface refinish over the back half, not easily detectable. Lever is mostly faded case colors with some pitting on sides & outer edges. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some light orange peel effect. Goforth Collection 4-60637 JR105 (25,000-40,000) 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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