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1056
$4,600.00

*LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 813235. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, standard front sight with screw & flat top rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Bbl has standard late markings which includes “NICKEL STEEL BBL / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” and top tang is marked “MODEL 1894”. This rifle was produced around WWI and was considered working man’s tools with many sold to the government for guard forces. Although they are occasionally encountered today they are rarely found with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Woody Frey Collection. CONDITION: Extreme fine plus, all orig. Overall retains about 99% crisp orig blue on all the metal with a couple of minor scratches on the receiver and slight wear on the heel and toe of buttplate. Lever has a small flaked spot on the outer face. Wood is sound with a very few, very small, very scattered light nicks in the finish and overall retains virtually all of its crisp, orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, appears to be new and unfired. 4-48442 JR211 (4,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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