RARE EARLY SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE EARLY SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). SN 35925. Fine special order deluxe ’94 with rare 22″ rapid taper oct to rnd bbl, button magazine with pedestal mounted Lyman ivory bead front sight & platinum-line, 3-leaf, express rear sight. Bbl has the scarce markings, in small lettering, on the left top flat by the chamber area “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Mounted with beautiful feather crotch cut & shell grain, H-style checkered American walnut with capped pistol grip buttstock and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “5348” & the letters “RBOF”. Top tang channel of the buttstock has the assembly number “12069” & “T94” indicating replacement orig Winchester wood. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as having been received in the warehouse, Dec 9, 1899 with checkered pistol grip stock, oil finish, half magazine, shotgun butt, rubber buttplate, extra light in cal. 30. It was returned to the factory Oct 17, 1901 (apparently without having been shipped) and changed to: “Rifle, 30 Caliber, 22″ half octagon barrel, plain trigger, extra light, fancy checkered stock with pistol grip, oil finish, shotgun butt, Lyman front and leaf sights” and was shipped Oct 17, 1901 to work order 111427. This explains the changed wood. This apparently was a “stock” item that languished in the warehouse and was reconfigured to conform to a new order. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear & a few scattered spots of fine pitting. Receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas with the balance flaked to a medium patina with a few small spots of fine pitting. Lever retains faded case colors on the sides, and the hammer 75-80% dark colors. Wood is sound with minor nicks & handling marks and retains most of a very fine, professionally restored, factory type oil finish. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore. Goforth Collection 4-60628 (6,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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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	1082	$6,152.00	RARE EARLY SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). SN 35925. Fine special order deluxe ’94 with rare 22″ rapid taper oct to rnd bbl, button magazine with pedestal mounted Lyman ivory bead front sight & platinum-line, 3-leaf, express rear sight. Bbl has the scarce markings, in small lettering, on the left top flat by the chamber area “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Mounted with beautiful feather crotch cut & shell grain, H-style checkered American walnut with capped pistol grip buttstock and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “5348” & the letters “RBOF”. Top tang channel of the buttstock has the assembly number “12069” & “T94” indicating replacement orig Winchester wood. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as having been received in the warehouse, Dec 9, 1899 with checkered pistol grip stock, oil finish, half magazine, shotgun butt, rubber buttplate, extra light in cal. 30. It was returned to the factory Oct 17, 1901 (apparently without having been shipped) and changed to: “Rifle, 30 Caliber, 22″ half octagon barrel, plain trigger, extra light, fancy checkered stock with pistol grip, oil finish, shotgun butt, Lyman front and leaf sights” and was shipped Oct 17, 1901 to work order 111427. This explains the changed wood. This apparently was a “stock” item that languished in the warehouse and was reconfigured to conform to a new order. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue with slight muzzle edge wear & a few scattered spots of fine pitting. Receiver retains 25-30% thin orig blue, mostly in sheltered areas with the balance flaked to a medium patina with a few small spots of fine pitting. Lever retains faded case colors on the sides, and the hammer 75-80% dark colors. Wood is sound with minor nicks & handling marks and retains most of a very fine, professionally restored, factory type oil finish. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore. Goforth Collection 4-60628 (6,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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