*WINCHESTER EXHIBITION 9422 FOR 1990 SHOW SEASON

*WINCHESTER EXHIBITION 9422 FOR 1990 SHOW SEASON. SN F593336. Cal. 22S,L,LR, 20″ round bbl, full mag with removal inner tube, serrated front ramp with fine bead sight and hood. Full buckhorn sporting rear sight with set screw. Chamber and muzzle have single gold band and wedges of fine foliate arabesque scroll. Bbl bands are fully engraved with bold foliate scroll. Left side of bbl below rear sight is marked with standard bbl markings. Receiver is fully engraved by “ROBERT KAIN” and so signed on lower tang. The pattern is of his own design and has wonderful open foliate scrolls, circular center on left side with flower blossoms and a wolf baying at the moon. Right side has glaring portrait of a wolf. Mounted with stunning flame-grain walnut, fleur-de-lis checkered straight grip, curved steel buttplate engraved to match receiver, fleur-de-lis checkered forend. This firearm was commissioned by U.S. Repeating Arms to be their 1990 Exhibition gun. Accompanying gun are correspondence and invoices between Bruno Pardee of U.S. Repeating Arms and Robert Kain. The cost in 1989 to U.S. Repeating Arms for this outstanding engraving was $1,800. There is also correspondence from Gail Cooper acknowledging this gun as being awarded to him by Winchester for a “job well done in performing their financial turnaround” in the late 1980s. There is also a letter from the current owner detailing the chain of ownership and other correspondence between him and Robert Kain requesting information about the gun. There is also a letter from Mr. Kain explaining how he engraved the gun at the request of Mr. Pardee to be the show gun for 1990 and that the pattern was of his own design. Mr. Kain is a well-known artist and has been used by many of the gun manufacturers and gunsmiths for over 40 years. Some of his work can be seen in R.L. Wilson’s book “Winchester: An American Legend”. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the highest-grade 9422s produced by the factory with unquestionable documentation. Gun is accompanied with a Winchester red, white and blue box. CONDITION: Extremely fine, as test-fired only. Bbl and mag tube retain virtually all of their fine Winchester custom shop blue finish. Bbl bands, receiver, lever and buttplate retain all of their custom shop gray finish. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp checkering and retains all of its fine custom shop, hand-rubbed finish. Forend is sound with sharp checkering and retains all of its fine custom shop, hand-rubbed finish. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny, new bore. Box is solid and in good condition. 4-42084 BDT258 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	1328	$10,350.00	WINCHESTER EXHIBITION 9422 FOR 1990 SHOW SEASON. SN F593336. Cal. 22S,L,LR, 20″ round bbl, full mag with removal inner tube, serrated front ramp with fine bead sight and hood. Full buckhorn sporting rear sight with set screw. Chamber and muzzle have single gold band and wedges of fine foliate arabesque scroll. Bbl bands are fully engraved with bold foliate scroll. Left side of bbl below rear sight is marked with standard bbl markings. Receiver is fully engraved by “ROBERT KAIN” and so signed on lower tang. The pattern is of his own design and has wonderful open foliate scrolls, circular center on left side with flower blossoms and a wolf baying at the moon. Right side has glaring portrait of a wolf. Mounted with stunning flame-grain walnut, fleur-de-lis checkered straight grip, curved steel buttplate engraved to match receiver, fleur-de-lis checkered forend. This firearm was commissioned by U.S. Repeating Arms to be their 1990 Exhibition gun. Accompanying gun are correspondence and invoices between Bruno Pardee of U.S. Repeating Arms and Robert Kain. The cost in 1989 to U.S. Repeating Arms for this outstanding engraving was $1,800. There is also correspondence from Gail Cooper acknowledging this gun as being awarded to him by Winchester for a “job well done in performing their financial turnaround” in the late 1980s. There is also a letter from the current owner detailing the chain of ownership and other correspondence between him and Robert Kain requesting information about the gun. There is also a letter from Mr. Kain explaining how he engraved the gun at the request of Mr. Pardee to be the show gun for 1990 and that the pattern was of his own design. Mr. Kain is a well-known artist and has been used by many of the gun manufacturers and gunsmiths for over 40 years. Some of his work can be seen in R.L. Wilson’s book “Winchester: An American Legend”. This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the highest-grade 9422s produced by the factory with unquestionable documentation. Gun is accompanied with a Winchester red, white and blue box. CONDITION: Extremely fine, as test-fired only. Bbl and mag tube retain virtually all of their fine Winchester custom shop blue finish. Bbl bands, receiver, lever and buttplate retain all of their custom shop gray finish. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp checkering and retains all of its fine custom shop, hand-rubbed finish. Forend is sound with sharp checkering and retains all of its fine custom shop, hand-rubbed finish. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny, new bore. Box is solid and in good condition. 4-42084 BDT258 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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