RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 63091. Cal. 40-82. 30″ oct bbl, full magazine, fine ivory bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear, set screw. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver “40-82 W.C.F.” Standard receiver, tang mounted peep sight, lower tang equipped with single set trigger, mounted with nicely figured “XX” walnut, checkered pistol grip, ebony insert in cap, crescent steel buttplate, H-style checkered forend with nosecap. Bottom of forend is stamped “R. BARDON”. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 40-82, oct bbl rifle, 30″ bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman sights, received in warehouse November 7, 1891, shipped from warehouse November 7, 1891 on order number 14184. Inspection of inside tangs reveals left side bottom tang stamped 380XX, upper tang 380 and matching 380 can be found on top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks and dings and a couple areas of shallow surface oxidation. Magazine tube has orig blue in protected areas but has thinned and blended with brown and silver patina. Receiver shows 50% orig case colors, blending with silver hardening and some fine surface oxidation marks, worn across bottom and blending with silver patina. Hammer shows dark orig case colors with some silvering on left side. Lever shows orig case colors in protected areas, blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering, some minor chips around tang, minor nicks and scratches and shallow dent in comb near tang of buttplate and retains much of its orig finish with some hand worn patina in grip area. Forend is sound with usual nicks and dings, slightly flat checkering and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina across bottom. Mechanics are crisp, good bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-38579 BDT251 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1502	$8,395.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 63091. Cal. 40-82. 30″ oct bbl, full magazine, fine ivory bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear, set screw. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver “40-82 W.C.F.” Standard receiver, tang mounted peep sight, lower tang equipped with single set trigger, mounted with nicely figured “XX” walnut, checkered pistol grip, ebony insert in cap, crescent steel buttplate, H-style checkered forend with nosecap. Bottom of forend is stamped “R. BARDON”. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 40-82, oct bbl rifle, 30″ bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman sights, received in warehouse November 7, 1891, shipped from warehouse November 7, 1891 on order number 14184. Inspection of inside tangs reveals left side bottom tang stamped 380XX, upper tang 380 and matching 380 can be found on top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks and dings and a couple areas of shallow surface oxidation. Magazine tube has orig blue in protected areas but has thinned and blended with brown and silver patina. Receiver shows 50% orig case colors, blending with silver hardening and some fine surface oxidation marks, worn across bottom and blending with silver patina. Hammer shows dark orig case colors with some silvering on left side. Lever shows orig case colors in protected areas, blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with good checkering, some minor chips around tang, minor nicks and scratches and shallow dent in comb near tang of buttplate and retains much of its orig finish with some hand worn patina in grip area. Forend is sound with usual nicks and dings, slightly flat checkering and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina across bottom. Mechanics are crisp, good bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-38579 BDT251 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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