WINCHESTER 1886 MUSKET.

WINCHESTER 1886 MUSKET. SN 82044. Cal. 45-70. 30 inch rnd bbl. Square base w/ pinned front sight. Military wind gauge rear sight. Full length musket fore end. Mounted w/ straight grain uncheckered American walnut w/ straight grip stock and carbine style buttplate w/ trap door. Accompanied w/ Cody firearm museum letter, identifying as a 45-70 musket shipped September 20th, 1893 on order number 24059. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl nose cap and bbl band retain 95-98% of orig. blue w/ just some minor sharp edge wear and some light surface scuffing. Receiver retains nearly all of it’s bright orig. case color w/ a small amount of fading on belly. A couple of minor spots of surface corrosion. Hammer and lever have very strong visible dark case colors w/ some darkening on bottom of lever. Butt plate has 60-70% orig. blue w/ wear on the high spots and some flaking. Wood is sound w/ only a minor amount of nicks and dings. Both sides of butt stock have a series of dots arranged in the initials E.D. Mechanics are crisp and bore is bright and shiny. 4-31785 BDT27 (28,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

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
	1100	$46,000.00	WINCHESTER 1886 MUSKET. SN 82044. Cal. 45-70. 30 inch rnd bbl. Square base w/ pinned front sight. Military wind gauge rear sight. Full length musket fore end. Mounted w/ straight grain uncheckered American walnut w/ straight grip stock and carbine style buttplate w/ trap door. Accompanied w/ Cody firearm museum letter, identifying as a 45-70 musket shipped September 20th, 1893 on order number 24059. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl nose cap and bbl band retain 95-98% of orig. blue w/ just some minor sharp edge wear and some light surface scuffing. Receiver retains nearly all of it’s bright orig. case color w/ a small amount of fading on belly. A couple of minor spots of surface corrosion. Hammer and lever have very strong visible dark case colors w/ some darkening on bottom of lever. Butt plate has 60-70% orig. blue w/ wear on the high spots and some flaking. Wood is sound w/ only a minor amount of nicks and dings. Both sides of butt stock have a series of dots arranged in the initials E.D. Mechanics are crisp and bore is bright and shiny. 4-31785 BDT27 (28,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 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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