Image Lot Price Description


1051
$10,350.00

*SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT TAKEDOWN RIFLE. Cal. 45-90. SN 145899. Fine, deluxe rifle with 22″ tapered, rnd, lightweight bbl, 3/4 magazine, takedown, with pedestal mounted ivory bead front sight & flat top rear sight. Mounted with very beautiful, highly figured, H-style checkered, flame grain, American walnut with capped pistol grip buttstock & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “717” & “XX”. Assembly number is also found inside the top tang channel of the buttstock. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 92-94% strong bright orig blue with three small cleaned spots and light wear from the takedown handle. Receiver retains 70-75% orig blue, thin on the left side, stronger on the right side, turned gray with fine pitting on the bottom, and thin blue on top. Wood is sound with some light nicks & scratches and some vice marks on forearm, and retains about all of its orig factory varnish finish with some fine heating crazing. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore. 4-59506 JR212 (10,000-15,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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