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1194
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$1,495.00
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*SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 302971. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, streaky, uncheckered, straight grained, American walnut with straight grip & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. There are five notches carved in heel of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 70-75% thin orig blue, mixed with light patina. Receiver retains traces of orig blue in sheltered areas, being mostly silver brown patina. Wood is sound with some light oil staining by receiver & top tang with a large gouge in left side of buttstock and light nicks & dings elsewhere. Forearm retains about 50% orig varnish & buttstock about 80%. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with scattered pitting in grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60543 JR119 (1,500-2,000)
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. |