ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 86273. Cal. 32-40. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight with full magazine. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. Accompanied by an orig Winchester Model 1894 loading tool and bullet mold, complete & orig in its orig box with instruction sheet, expander plug and powder ladle. Also accompanied by a fine hickory cleaning rod with octagonal handle end and professionally slotted in the tip for a cloth. Additionally accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in cal. 32-40 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse June 5, 1900 and shipped Aug. 2, 1900. Mr. Howard, in his collection notes, states that the cleaning rod was factory made and sold with Winchester rifles, that they are very rare. PROVENANCE: David Bichrest 1996; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl, magazine tube & forend cap retain about 98-99% crisp orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; receiver retains 95-97% glossy orig factory blue with several small chemical spots on left side and faint sharp edge wear; lever & hammer retain most of their brilliant orig case colors; buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Loading tool shows very little use but is worn on both sides of the bbl, otherwise overall retains about 90% orig blue. Bullet mold is crisp & clean showing little or no use. Instruction sheet is yellowed & brittle with some taped repairs. Box is missing one end flap, however both labels are completely intact with some tape repairs on lid and bottom. Labels are yellowed & soiled. Hickory rod is extremely fine with a wonderful aged patina. 4-45422 JR170 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1514	$6,900.00	ANTIQUE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 86273. Cal. 32-40. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight with full magazine. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. Accompanied by an orig Winchester Model 1894 loading tool and bullet mold, complete & orig in its orig box with instruction sheet, expander plug and powder ladle. Also accompanied by a fine hickory cleaning rod with octagonal handle end and professionally slotted in the tip for a cloth. Additionally accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in cal. 32-40 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse June 5, 1900 and shipped Aug. 2, 1900. Mr. Howard, in his collection notes, states that the cleaning rod was factory made and sold with Winchester rifles, that they are very rare. PROVENANCE: David Bichrest 1996; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl, magazine tube & forend cap retain about 98-99% crisp orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; receiver retains 95-97% glossy orig factory blue with several small chemical spots on left side and faint sharp edge wear; lever & hammer retain most of their brilliant orig case colors; buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; stock has a hairline back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired. Loading tool shows very little use but is worn on both sides of the bbl, otherwise overall retains about 90% orig blue. Bullet mold is crisp & clean showing little or no use. Instruction sheet is yellowed & brittle with some taped repairs. Box is missing one end flap, however both labels are completely intact with some tape repairs on lid and bottom. Labels are yellowed & soiled. Hickory rod is extremely fine with a wonderful aged patina. 4-45422 JR170 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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