SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SEMI-DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/10/2007

SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SEMI-DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 25-20. SN 119737. Fine special order rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight & Lyman tang sight with loop. It has close-coupled dbl-set triggers. Mounted with very nicely figured, select, “I”-style checkered, American walnut with capped pistol grip stock & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Forend cap & stock have sling eyes. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle as having been shipped Feb. 7, 1900, to order #51725, dbl set triggers are not mentioned but the letter goes on to say that the gun was returned and repaired Aug. 25, 1904 and the triggers added at that time. While the letter & factor records indicate shipment in 1900, rifle was actually manufactured in 1896. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with a few flaked spots on left side of bbl near muzzle & slightly thinned over chamber area. Magazine tube has rub marks from takedown. Receiver retains about 88-90% strong, bright, orig blue, mostly on sides with bottom thinned & turning to patina on front half & over the top. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, turned silver on edges. Hammer retains about 85% strong case colors. Wood is sound showing moderate to heavy wear on forearm, retaining about 75% orig varnish. Buttstock shows light to moderate wear on checkering with a few scratches on each side and retains about all of its fine orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore, a little frosty in grooves with a spot or two of light pitting. Goforth Collection 4-60569 (5,000-8,000)

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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	1094	$12,650.00	Revised: 3/10/2007 SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SEMI-DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 25-20. SN 119737. Fine special order rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight & Lyman tang sight with loop. It has close-coupled dbl-set triggers. Mounted with very nicely figured, select, “I”-style checkered, American walnut with capped pistol grip stock & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Forend cap & stock have sling eyes. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle as having been shipped Feb. 7, 1900, to order #51725, dbl set triggers are not mentioned but the letter goes on to say that the gun was returned and repaired Aug. 25, 1904 and the triggers added at that time. While the letter & factor records indicate shipment in 1900, rifle was actually manufactured in 1896. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with a few flaked spots on left side of bbl near muzzle & slightly thinned over chamber area. Magazine tube has rub marks from takedown. Receiver retains about 88-90% strong, bright, orig blue, mostly on sides with bottom thinned & turning to patina on front half & over the top. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, turned silver on edges. Hammer retains about 85% strong case colors. Wood is sound showing moderate to heavy wear on forearm, retaining about 75% orig varnish. Buttstock shows light to moderate wear on checkering with a few scratches on each side and retains about all of its fine orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore, a little frosty in grooves with a spot or two of light pitting. Goforth Collection 4-60569 (5,000-8,000) 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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