*RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED EXHIBIT WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED EXHIBIT WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202971. Cal. 32-40. Spectacular ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with wonderful 3-4X American walnut with “H” style forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang has the assembly number “18223” and “XXX”. Buttstock has the matching assembly number and “94” under the buttplate with the matching assembly number inside toe of buttplate. Receiver is engraved in style-9, probably by Angelo Stokes or one of the Ulrichs. Engraving consists of the large vignette of a running white tail buck on left side and a standing mule deer buck on right side. Both vignettes are surrounded by light foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and wide counterpoint open areas along with a snake & dot border. Matching engraving is also found on receiver ring, top tang back of hammer slot and bottom of receiver with light engraving patterns over top three flats of chamber area. Buttplate tang is also lightly engraved. Top left flat of bbl, receiver & bolt have Belgian proofs. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters which identify this rifle in caliber 32-40 with oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, engraved $4.00 and received in warehouse Feb. 9, 1904, shipped Feb. 29, 1904 to Order #217179. It was returned in Dec. 1904 and shipped again two days later, returned again Jan. 4, 1908 and shipped Feb. 9, 1909. Given that there was no indication of repair it is apparent that this was an exhibit or demonstration rifle. The second letter states that “This gun is listed in the book Inventory of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Firearms Reference Collection, Pugsley, Hall, Johnson, et al. This book contains a listing of firearms known to have been part of the collection of the Winchester Repeating Firearms Co., the remainder of which is part of the collection of the Cody Firearms Museum. The letter also indicates that this rifle was Item #1146 in the collection. The information in the letter also indicates that it was engraved “Style No. 6”, however other reference books show this style of engraving as No. 9. Also accompanying is a copy of the shipping record for this rifle. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine plus, all matching. Overall retains about 99% of the orig bright factory finish with a few, very minor nicks & scratches with light sharp edge wear; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their bright orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on outer face of lever; buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; wood is sound with a few, very minor nicks in the finish with two small gouges and a couple of chips in buttstock finish and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish; checkering shows light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired retaining virtually all of the factory finish on bolt face & loading gate. 4-44370 JR309 (40,000-60,000)

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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	2026	$207,000.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED EXHIBIT WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202971. Cal. 32-40. Spectacular ’94 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with wonderful 3-4X American walnut with “H” style forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang has the assembly number “18223” and “XXX”. Buttstock has the matching assembly number and “94” under the buttplate with the matching assembly number inside toe of buttplate. Receiver is engraved in style-9, probably by Angelo Stokes or one of the Ulrichs. Engraving consists of the large vignette of a running white tail buck on left side and a standing mule deer buck on right side. Both vignettes are surrounded by light foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background and wide counterpoint open areas along with a snake & dot border. Matching engraving is also found on receiver ring, top tang back of hammer slot and bottom of receiver with light engraving patterns over top three flats of chamber area. Buttplate tang is also lightly engraved. Top left flat of bbl, receiver & bolt have Belgian proofs. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters which identify this rifle in caliber 32-40 with oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, engraved $4.00 and received in warehouse Feb. 9, 1904, shipped Feb. 29, 1904 to Order #217179. It was returned in Dec. 1904 and shipped again two days later, returned again Jan. 4, 1908 and shipped Feb. 9, 1909. Given that there was no indication of repair it is apparent that this was an exhibit or demonstration rifle. The second letter states that “This gun is listed in the book Inventory of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Firearms Reference Collection, Pugsley, Hall, Johnson, et al. This book contains a listing of firearms known to have been part of the collection of the Winchester Repeating Firearms Co., the remainder of which is part of the collection of the Cody Firearms Museum. The letter also indicates that this rifle was Item #1146 in the collection. The information in the letter also indicates that it was engraved “Style No. 6”, however other reference books show this style of engraving as No. 9. Also accompanying is a copy of the shipping record for this rifle. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine plus, all matching. Overall retains about 99% of the orig bright factory finish with a few, very minor nicks & scratches with light sharp edge wear; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their bright orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded on outer face of lever; buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; wood is sound with a few, very minor nicks in the finish with two small gouges and a couple of chips in buttstock finish and overall retains virtually all of its brilliant piano varnish finish; checkering shows light diamond point wear. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired retaining virtually all of the factory finish on bolt face & loading gate. 4-44370 JR309 (40,000-60,000) 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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