WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-82. SN 32296. Standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight with a Lyman tang sight. It has case colored receiver with uncheckered nicely figured American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped August 8, 1889 to order #81, returned & repair July 17, 1890 to order #14614. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their orig factory blue with magazine tube turning plum & having some chemical stains near forend cap that has caused light surface rust. Bbl has a cleaned spot on right side just forward of rear sight and there are a few tiny scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors on sides with top faded somewhat and bottom mostly turned gray with strong colors in sheltered areas. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides and sheltered areas with edges turned to silver. Hammer retains about 60% strong case colors. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks & scratches and retains about all of its strong bright orig varnish. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58879 JR92 (13,000-18,000)

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
	1055	$14,375.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-82. SN 32296. Standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, ivory bead front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight with a Lyman tang sight. It has case colored receiver with uncheckered nicely figured American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as having been shipped August 8, 1889 to order #81, returned & repair July 17, 1890 to order #14614. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their orig factory blue with magazine tube turning plum & having some chemical stains near forend cap that has caused light surface rust. Bbl has a cleaned spot on right side just forward of rear sight and there are a few tiny scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver retains virtually all of its brilliant case colors on sides with top faded somewhat and bottom mostly turned gray with strong colors in sheltered areas. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides and sheltered areas with edges turned to silver. Hammer retains about 60% strong case colors. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks & scratches and retains about all of its strong bright orig varnish. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58879 JR92 (13,000-18,000) 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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