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1550
$4,025.00
Revised: 10/5/2009 

Additional Information: Accompanied by Factory Letter, not in description, confirming configuration.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 22710. Cal. 30 U.S. (30-40). 22″ bbl, pedestal front with pinned fine ivory bead sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw. Left side of bbl marked “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Top center adjacent to receiver “30 U.S.”. Standard receiver with Lyman lever sight mounted on left side. Mounted with high figured flame grained walnut, checkered straight grip, Winchester hard rubber buttplate, “H” style checkered schnable forend with ebony tip insert. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95% factory blue with minor muzzle wear, some minor nicks & dings, and light thinning in chamber area. Receiver retains 80-85% orig factory blue, thinning and blending with brown/silver patina on both sides and across top. Mag box and lever retain 90-95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges. There is a “B” stamped on the bottom of the finger loop. Hammer and trigger link retain most of their dark orig case colors. Stock is sound with slightly flat checkering, nicks, dings & handling marks, and retains most of a dark open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with minor handling marks, a shallow dent in checkering on right side, retaining a dark oil finish, blending with hand worn patina across bottom. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-38552 BDT148 (4,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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