MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER HI-WALL ENGRAVED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL.

MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER HI-WALL ENGRAVED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL. SN 65284. Cal. 38-55. No. 3 weight. 30″ part oct bbl with windage adjustable fine bead front sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw & 3″ tang-mounted Vernier sight & equipped with sgl set trigger. Standard hi-wall receiver with spectacular foliate scroll with flowers & magnificent buffalo, all with stippled shaded background, on left side; right side has similar scroll & flowers with majestic ram standing on rocky ledge, all with stippled shaded background. Bottom front of receiver is signed “Eng. By / W. Churchill”. Mounted with nicely figured walnut with H-style checkered Schnable forend with ebony tip insert, H-style checkered pistol grip with ebony insert & nickel Swiss butt plate. This gun was featured in Feb. 2001 Man at Arms ROLL OF HONOR, identifying gun to the Norman R. Weaver collection. Accompanying gun is a copy of Man at Arms magazine & hand-addressed envelope to Mr. Norman Weaver with return address of Winston G. Churchill, containing a Winston Churchill pictorial brochure signed & dated “Winston Churchill / Jan. 1, 2001”. PROVENANCE: Norman R. Weaver Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains nearly all of its fine custom blue finish. Receiver’s silver color is crisp & sharp. Stock is solid with a few minor handling marks & retains most of a fine custom finish. Forend is solid with a few minor handling marks & retains most of a fine custom finish. Mechanics are crisp, including set trigger, with a nice shiny bore. 4-35579 BDT276 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	1587	$20,125.00	MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER HI-WALL ENGRAVED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL. SN 65284. Cal. 38-55. No. 3 weight. 30″ part oct bbl with windage adjustable fine bead front sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw & 3″ tang-mounted Vernier sight & equipped with sgl set trigger. Standard hi-wall receiver with spectacular foliate scroll with flowers & magnificent buffalo, all with stippled shaded background, on left side; right side has similar scroll & flowers with majestic ram standing on rocky ledge, all with stippled shaded background. Bottom front of receiver is signed “Eng. By / W. Churchill”. Mounted with nicely figured walnut with H-style checkered Schnable forend with ebony tip insert, H-style checkered pistol grip with ebony insert & nickel Swiss butt plate. This gun was featured in Feb. 2001 Man at Arms ROLL OF HONOR, identifying gun to the Norman R. Weaver collection. Accompanying gun is a copy of Man at Arms magazine & hand-addressed envelope to Mr. Norman Weaver with return address of Winston G. Churchill, containing a Winston Churchill pictorial brochure signed & dated “Winston Churchill / Jan. 1, 2001”. PROVENANCE: Norman R. Weaver Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains nearly all of its fine custom blue finish. Receiver’s silver color is crisp & sharp. Stock is solid with a few minor handling marks & retains most of a fine custom finish. Forend is solid with a few minor handling marks & retains most of a fine custom finish. Mechanics are crisp, including set trigger, with a nice shiny bore. 4-35579 BDT276 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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