WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-90. SN 53254. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight-grain, American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating receipt at warehouse March 30, 1891, shipped June 9, 1892. CONDITION: Good. Traces of orig finish remain in the very sheltered areas with the bbl being a mottled plum/brown patina, cleaned over the bbl address with scattered spots of fine pitting. Magazine tube retains good blue in the sheltered areas but the outer edge heavily pitted and dinged. Receiver has traces of case colors mostly turned silver with some surface spotting. Wood is sound with a couple of small gouges on the forearm and a couple others on the buttstock and retains a dark hand worked oiled patina. Mechanics are a little hitchy but function well, strong bright bore with light pitting and a faint ring near the muzzle. Goforth Collection 4-60611 JR185 (2,000-3,000)

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
	1078	$2,875.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-90. SN 53254. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight-grain, American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating receipt at warehouse March 30, 1891, shipped June 9, 1892. CONDITION: Good. Traces of orig finish remain in the very sheltered areas with the bbl being a mottled plum/brown patina, cleaned over the bbl address with scattered spots of fine pitting. Magazine tube retains good blue in the sheltered areas but the outer edge heavily pitted and dinged. Receiver has traces of case colors mostly turned silver with some surface spotting. Wood is sound with a couple of small gouges on the forearm and a couple others on the buttstock and retains a dark hand worked oiled patina. Mechanics are a little hitchy but function well, strong bright bore with light pitting and a faint ring near the muzzle. Goforth Collection 4-60611 JR185 (2,000-3,000) 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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