SCARCE EARLY DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION TAKEDOWN RIFLE.

SCARCE EARLY DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION TAKEDOWN RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. SN 17819. Fine early deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight, and Lyman tang sight with loop. Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch cut, flame & shell grain, H-style checkered, American walnut with capped pistol grip stock & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “3460”, “XXX”, & “SBB”. Assembly number “346_” is found in the top tang channel of the buttstock. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating shipment March 11, 1897. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 92-93% blue mixed with plum patina. Magazine tube is a plum brown patina, worn thin on the upper 1/3; wear from being taken down. Receiver retains about 50% thin orig blue with the balance a dark plum patina. Lever has spots of bright colors on the sides, and hammer retains about 70% faded case colors. Wood is sound with the forearm dark & oil stained showing heavy wear, & the buttstock showing moderate to heavy wear with light handling & use marks and retains 75-80% orig piano varnish finish. Buttstock checkering & around the frame are oil stained. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore, frosted in the grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60631 JR244 (3,500-5,000)

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
	1142	$4,945.00	SCARCE EARLY DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION TAKEDOWN RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. SN 17819. Fine early deluxe ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight with screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight, and Lyman tang sight with loop. Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch cut, flame & shell grain, H-style checkered, American walnut with capped pistol grip stock & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “3460”, “XXX”, & “SBB”. Assembly number “346_” is found in the top tang channel of the buttstock. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating shipment March 11, 1897. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 92-93% blue mixed with plum patina. Magazine tube is a plum brown patina, worn thin on the upper 1/3; wear from being taken down. Receiver retains about 50% thin orig blue with the balance a dark plum patina. Lever has spots of bright colors on the sides, and hammer retains about 70% faded case colors. Wood is sound with the forearm dark & oil stained showing heavy wear, & the buttstock showing moderate to heavy wear with light handling & use marks and retains 75-80% orig piano varnish finish. Buttstock checkering & around the frame are oil stained. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore, frosted in the grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60631 JR244 (3,500-5,000) 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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