RARE WINCHESTER SECOND MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE, THE LOWEST SERIAL NUMBER OF ITS CALIBER AND TYPE SHIPPED.

RARE WINCHESTER SECOND MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE, THE LOWEST SERIAL NUMBER OF ITS CALIBER AND TYPE SHIPPED. SN 3732. Cal. 25-35. First year production standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with half nickel front sight with screw and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Right side of upper tang, under the wood, is stamped in tiny numbers “186”. The buttstock, which has no lightening hole, and buttplate are unnumbered. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, with Winchester express sight, received in warehouse Sept. 3, 1895 and shipped same day to Order #19158. Also accompanied by a copy of an advertisement by Days Winchesters giving the details of this rifle and stating “This rifle is the lowest serial number of any model 1894 25-35 takedown rifle produced by Winchester.” PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only a few light scratches; magazine tube retains 93-95% with the only losses from turning of the magazine tube; takedown ring retains about 50% orig blue; receiver retains about 80-83% strong orig blue on the sides, showing sharp edge wear and thinning over top & bottom edges with a mostly blue/gray top tang; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded to silver on outer faces of lever; buttplate appears to have been cold-blued. Wood is sound with some dark oil staining around receiver & top tang, with light nicks & scratches and retains most of a professional refinish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in the grooves, may clean better. 4-44392 JR62 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	1076	$6,325.00	RARE WINCHESTER SECOND MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE, THE LOWEST SERIAL NUMBER OF ITS CALIBER AND TYPE SHIPPED. SN 3732. Cal. 25-35. First year production standard grade rifle with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with half nickel front sight with screw and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Right side of upper tang, under the wood, is stamped in tiny numbers “186”. The buttstock, which has no lightening hole, and buttplate are unnumbered. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, with Winchester express sight, received in warehouse Sept. 3, 1895 and shipped same day to Order #19158. Also accompanied by a copy of an advertisement by Days Winchesters giving the details of this rifle and stating “This rifle is the lowest serial number of any model 1894 25-35 takedown rifle produced by Winchester.” PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with only a few light scratches; magazine tube retains 93-95% with the only losses from turning of the magazine tube; takedown ring retains about 50% orig blue; receiver retains about 80-83% strong orig blue on the sides, showing sharp edge wear and thinning over top & bottom edges with a mostly blue/gray top tang; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded to silver on outer faces of lever; buttplate appears to have been cold-blued. Wood is sound with some dark oil staining around receiver & top tang, with light nicks & scratches and retains most of a professional refinish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark in the grooves, may clean better. 4-44392 JR62 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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