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2033
$14,375.00
Revised: 3/9/2012 

CORRECTION: This firearm is antique.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 137965. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful lightweight takedown ’94 with 22″ lightweight tapered rnd bbl, 3/4 magazine, pedestal front sight with Lyman ivory bead, 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with very nicely figured burl & shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly number “15282”, “X” and “HR”. Matching assembly number is found in the top tang channel of the buttstock along with “94”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 30 with 22″ rnd bbl, takedown, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman front & rear sights, 3/4 magazine, extra light, oil finish and rubber shotgun butt, received in warehouse Aug. 6, 1903 and shipped Aug. 15, 1903 to Order #193442. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong orig factory blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and some minor nicks from the takedown lever; forend cap retains most of its strong orig blue with some light wear & scratches on right side; takedown ring retains 97-98% strong orig blue; receiver retains about 96-97% strong orig blue, slightly thinned on bottom and with sharp edge wear; hammer retains strong, bright case colors; lever retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on sides, bright on outer faces, fading on the loop; wood is sound with a few minor handling & use nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44335 JR398 (14,000-20,000)


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.