DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). SN 109921. Beautiful deluxe rifle with rare 24-1/4″ tapered, extra light weight oct bbl, half magazine, takedown, with full matted top and Lyman ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A rear sight, & a Lyman tang sight with loop. Left top flat of bbl has the address just over the forend cap area, and it also has, in very tiny lettering, “NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” along with the cal. marking. Mounted with very highly figured flame & shell grain, H-style checkered American walnut with straight grip & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by Angelo J. Stokes, with a beautifully detailed walking bull moose in a woodlands scene on the left side, and a standing whitetail buck in a mountain scene on the right side. Both vignettes with Stokes’ trademark sweeping elliptical bar borders, all surrounded by very fine, foliate arabesque patterns with wavelet outside border. Receiver, ring, takedown ring and bottom of receiver are engraved to match. Left side of the lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “11878” & “XXX” with an “R”. This assembly number is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock along with “T 94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with the 24″ matted oct bbl, three Lyman sights, and “extra light”. It also states that it has $10.00 engraving in style 6 with vignette #9 on the left side and was shipped May 27, 1901. Even though this rifle was not shipped until 1901 it was actually manufactured in 1897. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong, orig blue with edge wear & some thinning over the chamber area. Receiver retains 40-50% thin orig blue, mostly on the left side with the balance flaked & worn to silver mixed with light patina. Stock is cracked through the wrist with another crack on the right side by the bottom tang and is missing small chips by the bottom tang at the wrist. Otherwise, the wood is sound with light handling & use marks, with the forearm retaining about 60% strong, orig, and piano varnish finish. Stock has numerous small nicks & scratches in the varnish, with some loose areas and retains 65-70% of its orig piano varnish finish. Checkering shows moderate to heavy wear. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore, frosty in the grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60636 JR243 (12,500-17,500)

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
	1135	$23,000.00	DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). SN 109921. Beautiful deluxe rifle with rare 24-1/4″ tapered, extra light weight oct bbl, half magazine, takedown, with full matted top and Lyman ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A rear sight, & a Lyman tang sight with loop. Left top flat of bbl has the address just over the forend cap area, and it also has, in very tiny lettering, “NICKEL STEEL BARREL ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” along with the cal. marking. Mounted with very highly figured flame & shell grain, H-style checkered American walnut with straight grip & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by Angelo J. Stokes, with a beautifully detailed walking bull moose in a woodlands scene on the left side, and a standing whitetail buck in a mountain scene on the right side. Both vignettes with Stokes’ trademark sweeping elliptical bar borders, all surrounded by very fine, foliate arabesque patterns with wavelet outside border. Receiver, ring, takedown ring and bottom of receiver are engraved to match. Left side of the lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “11878” & “XXX” with an “R”. This assembly number is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock along with “T 94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with the 24″ matted oct bbl, three Lyman sights, and “extra light”. It also states that it has $10.00 engraving in style 6 with vignette #9 on the left side and was shipped May 27, 1901. Even though this rifle was not shipped until 1901 it was actually manufactured in 1897. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong, orig blue with edge wear & some thinning over the chamber area. Receiver retains 40-50% thin orig blue, mostly on the left side with the balance flaked & worn to silver mixed with light patina. Stock is cracked through the wrist with another crack on the right side by the bottom tang and is missing small chips by the bottom tang at the wrist. Otherwise, the wood is sound with light handling & use marks, with the forearm retaining about 60% strong, orig, and piano varnish finish. Stock has numerous small nicks & scratches in the varnish, with some loose areas and retains 65-70% of its orig piano varnish finish. Checkering shows moderate to heavy wear. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore, frosty in the grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60636 JR243 (12,500-17,500) 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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