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1560
$6,325.00

*OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER 1895 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 27201. Cal. 30 US (30-40 Krag). 26″ rnd bbl, pedestal front base with pinned fine bead front sight, rear seat filled with slot blank. Standard Model 95 receiver, left side with Lyman lever peep sight, mounted with highly figured walnut, deluxe H-checkered Schnable forend with ebony tip insert, checkered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 30 cal. rifle, fancy checkered stock, extra long, extra drop, Lyman front, Lyman receiver sights, received in warehouse July 16, 1900, shipped from warehouse July 17, 1900 on order 63502. Repaired and returned on August 27, 1909 order no. 25315. Repair on Dec. 24 (no year) order no. 84037. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 97-98% of a fine factory restored blue with some minor little scuff marks and thinning, blending with brown patina behind front sight base. Receiver retains 97-98% fine factory restored blue with small spot in center of top right side and some minor light scuff marks scattered around. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, only a few minor handling marks and retains virtually all of a fine professional hand-rubbed oil finish. Forend is sound with a couple of minor handling marks, sharp checkering and retains virtually all of a fine professional hand-rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore with strong rifling and a few minor scattered pits. 4-37461 (5,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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