RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SHORT RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SHORT RIFLE. Cal. 38-56. SN 105754. Standard grade rifle with 22″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & semi-buckhorn rear sight mounted at 3-3/8″ from receiver necessitating placement of caliber marking on left top flat instead of top flat. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. It has 8-3/8″ forearm. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 2001 and other dated 2004. Both have exact same information, completely identifying this rifle & indicating shipment Nov. 16, 1895. Also accompanying is a letter signed by Kenneth Cole Jones, transferring ownership on March 15, 2001. In the letter he states that this rifle was ordered by his great-grandfather, Charles Kelly, of Miles City, Montana. He states that Mr. Kelly used this rifle from about 1896 to about 1907 or 08 when he retired and moved to Long Beach, California. It passed down the family to Mr. Jones in 1992, who then sold it. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their strong, orig, factory blue with two or three rubs on end of magazine tube & light edge wear on bbl. There is a series of small nicks on a couple of edges about mid-point. Receiver retains 75-80% faded case colors, stronger in sheltered areas with top & bottom edges turned silver. Stock has a scrape on left side of wrist with a series of gouges on left side of comb, with a few light bruises, nicks & scratches elsewhere. Forearm has a few light nicks, scratches & bruises and all wood retains most of its orig factory varnish, dull on forearm. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some orange peel roughness in grooves. 4-58880 JR162 (13,000-17,000)

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
	1059	$0.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SHORT RIFLE. Cal. 38-56. SN 105754. Standard grade rifle with 22″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & semi-buckhorn rear sight mounted at 3-3/8″ from receiver necessitating placement of caliber marking on left top flat instead of top flat. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. It has 8-3/8″ forearm. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 2001 and other dated 2004. Both have exact same information, completely identifying this rifle & indicating shipment Nov. 16, 1895. Also accompanying is a letter signed by Kenneth Cole Jones, transferring ownership on March 15, 2001. In the letter he states that this rifle was ordered by his great-grandfather, Charles Kelly, of Miles City, Montana. He states that Mr. Kelly used this rifle from about 1896 to about 1907 or 08 when he retired and moved to Long Beach, California. It passed down the family to Mr. Jones in 1992, who then sold it. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their strong, orig, factory blue with two or three rubs on end of magazine tube & light edge wear on bbl. There is a series of small nicks on a couple of edges about mid-point. Receiver retains 75-80% faded case colors, stronger in sheltered areas with top & bottom edges turned silver. Stock has a scrape on left side of wrist with a series of gouges on left side of comb, with a few light bruises, nicks & scratches elsewhere. Forearm has a few light nicks, scratches & bruises and all wood retains most of its orig factory varnish, dull on forearm. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some orange peel roughness in grooves. 4-58880 JR162 (13,000-17,000) 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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