RARE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 303 Brit. SN 5015. Rare & unusual rifle with 28″ tapered rnd bbl, German silver pedestal mounted front sight blade with modified semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with 2-3X center crotch cut flame grain checkered American walnut with black insert schnable tipped forearm & capped pistol grip stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich, with large vignettes of a standing male lion & reclining female lion on left side, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Right side has a large vignette of four African antelope with mirror image engraving pattern of the left side. Bolt & receiver ring are engraved to match with light patterns & a gold band at receiver end of bbl. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with $25.00 engraving “SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS” and indicating shipment on Jan. 24, 1898 with four other Model 1895’s to order #24496. CONDITION: Good to very good. Orig finish remains only in very sheltered areas with bbl being a blue/gray patina mixed with fine pitting. Receiver is a cleaned silver/gray patina with engraving worn thin. Wood is sound & retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong worn bore, dark in grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60591 JR101 (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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	1212	$13,225.00	RARE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 303 Brit. SN 5015. Rare & unusual rifle with 28″ tapered rnd bbl, German silver pedestal mounted front sight blade with modified semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with 2-3X center crotch cut flame grain checkered American walnut with black insert schnable tipped forearm & capped pistol grip stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by John Ulrich, with large vignettes of a standing male lion & reclining female lion on left side, surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Right side has a large vignette of four African antelope with mirror image engraving pattern of the left side. Bolt & receiver ring are engraved to match with light patterns & a gold band at receiver end of bbl. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with $25.00 engraving “SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMALS” and indicating shipment on Jan. 24, 1898 with four other Model 1895’s to order #24496. CONDITION: Good to very good. Orig finish remains only in very sheltered areas with bbl being a blue/gray patina mixed with fine pitting. Receiver is a cleaned silver/gray patina with engraving worn thin. Wood is sound & retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong worn bore, dark in grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60591 JR101 (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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