SCARCE BIG BORE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE BIG BORE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 ex (50-110). SN 83938. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, homemade German silver, Rocky Mountain front sight, 1886 marked ladder rear sight and Lyman tang sight with loop. It is mounted with uncheckered, straight-grain, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. It has single-set trigger. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with set-trigger and shotgun butt and indicating shipment Feb, 21, 1894. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine tube retain a smooth light plum/blue patina with a few scattered spots of light rust. Receiver retains 50-60% faded case colors with the balance turned silver to gray. Lever and hammer retain faded case colors. Set trigger screw is broken but set trigger functions. Rear sight has old repair. Forearm has a couple of deep gouges and several cuts and stock has a carved initial on the left side with usual handling and use marks elsewhere and overall retains a hand worn patina. Buttstock with tight, short hairline surface crack at tang. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with good shine and moderate pitting. Goforth Collection 4-60608 (4,000-6,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1102	$6,900.00	SCARCE BIG BORE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 ex (50-110). SN 83938. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, homemade German silver, Rocky Mountain front sight, 1886 marked ladder rear sight and Lyman tang sight with loop. It is mounted with uncheckered, straight-grain, American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. It has single-set trigger. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with set-trigger and shotgun butt and indicating shipment Feb, 21, 1894. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine tube retain a smooth light plum/blue patina with a few scattered spots of light rust. Receiver retains 50-60% faded case colors with the balance turned silver to gray. Lever and hammer retain faded case colors. Set trigger screw is broken but set trigger functions. Rear sight has old repair. Forearm has a couple of deep gouges and several cuts and stock has a carved initial on the left side with usual handling and use marks elsewhere and overall retains a hand worn patina. Buttstock with tight, short hairline surface crack at tang. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with good shine and moderate pitting. Goforth Collection 4-60608 (4,000-6,000) 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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