RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 7172. Cal. 45-70. Wonderful special order ’86 with rare 28″ rnd bbl, slightly altered Rocky Mountain front sight and very rare special order military, windage adjustable, musket style, ladder rear sight graduated to 1,000 yards. Receiver has sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured burl & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with black insert and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of buttstock has a deep fluted cheekpiece. Bottom of stock has a military style sling wire with a corresponding sling swivel in forend cap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “493”, “XX” and “SS”. Matching assembly number, along with an “S”, is stamped in the top tang channel of the buttstock. Toe of buttplate also has the matching assembly number. Accompanied by three Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 1996 and the other two, 2008. All three furnish identical information and identify this rifle in caliber 45-70 with 28″ rnd bbl, half magazine, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip & cheekpiece, rod in butt, with sling & swivel, sights are listed as “military windgage rear, 1 inch forward of frame”, pull 14 in. and drop 3 in., received in warehouse Sept. 9, 1887 and shipped Sept. 12, 1887 to Order #20720. Special order Winchesters are occasionally encountered but those with so many special order features are indeed, very rare. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue with a few tiny scattered spots of surface rust; receiver retains about 75% orig case colors, strong & bright on right side and in sheltered areas on left side, fading elsewhere and turned silver on bottom; hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides and in sheltered areas, faded to silver elsewhere; top tang is mostly faded to gray; forend cap retains smoky case colors; buttplate retains about 90% bright case colors, showing wear on heel & toe; stock has a chip by the lower tang at the receiver, two or three tiny grain checks back of top tang and some others back of cheekpiece and has light handling & use nicks & scratches and overall retains most of its piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44507 JR417 (20,000-30,000)

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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	2012	$34,500.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 7172. Cal. 45-70. Wonderful special order ’86 with rare 28″ rnd bbl, slightly altered Rocky Mountain front sight and very rare special order military, windage adjustable, musket style, ladder rear sight graduated to 1,000 yards. Receiver has sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured burl & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with black insert and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of buttstock has a deep fluted cheekpiece. Bottom of stock has a military style sling wire with a corresponding sling swivel in forend cap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “493”, “XX” and “SS”. Matching assembly number, along with an “S”, is stamped in the top tang channel of the buttstock. Toe of buttplate also has the matching assembly number. Accompanied by three Cody Firearms Museum letters, one dated 1996 and the other two, 2008. All three furnish identical information and identify this rifle in caliber 45-70 with 28″ rnd bbl, half magazine, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip & cheekpiece, rod in butt, with sling & swivel, sights are listed as “military windgage rear, 1 inch forward of frame”, pull 14 in. and drop 3 in., received in warehouse Sept. 9, 1887 and shipped Sept. 12, 1887 to Order #20720. Special order Winchesters are occasionally encountered but those with so many special order features are indeed, very rare. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue with a few tiny scattered spots of surface rust; receiver retains about 75% orig case colors, strong & bright on right side and in sheltered areas on left side, fading elsewhere and turned silver on bottom; hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides and in sheltered areas, faded to silver elsewhere; top tang is mostly faded to gray; forend cap retains smoky case colors; buttplate retains about 90% bright case colors, showing wear on heel & toe; stock has a chip by the lower tang at the receiver, two or three tiny grain checks back of top tang and some others back of cheekpiece and has light handling & use nicks & scratches and overall retains most of its piano varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44507 JR417 (20,000-30,000) 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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