RARE WINCHESTER 1892 MUSKET.

RARE WINCHESTER 1892 MUSKET. SN 83642. Cal. 44 WCF. 30″ rnd bbl, 9/10″ mag, square base with pinned modified front sight, military flip-up rear sight, usual bbl markings, “44 W.C.F.” behind rear sight. Left side of bbl adjacent receiver has a foreign proof mark with forward flat left side receiver with crown “V” proof as well as rear of bolt, standard receiver. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, inlet base and sling swivel 3-1/2″ from toe, 24-1/2″ forend with three bbl bands, center with sling swivel. Accompanied with Winchester Gun Museum letter identifying this .44 cal. musket, received in warehouse 3/11/1898 and shipped from warehouse 6/2/1898 on order no. 446. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains a silver and brown patina with some areas of fine surface oxidation, normal minor nicks & scratches. Receiver has been cleaned or flaked, showing prominent orig polish marks and retaining a silver and brown patina, some areas of minor shallow surface oxidation. Hammer shows a gray patina, dark on back, and lever shows a dark patina. Stock is solid, some small chips at corner of each tang, a small filled hole behind sling swivel base and retains a smooth open grain oil finish. Forend is sound, with numerous nicks & dings, slightly dark at receiver and bbl bands, and retains an open grain oil finish. Mechanics are a little sticky, good bore, lightly frosted with some shallow scattered pitting. 4-36548 BDT353 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2038	$3,737.50	RARE WINCHESTER 1892 MUSKET. SN 83642. Cal. 44 WCF. 30″ rnd bbl, 9/10″ mag, square base with pinned modified front sight, military flip-up rear sight, usual bbl markings, “44 W.C.F.” behind rear sight. Left side of bbl adjacent receiver has a foreign proof mark with forward flat left side receiver with crown “V” proof as well as rear of bolt, standard receiver. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, inlet base and sling swivel 3-1/2″ from toe, 24-1/2″ forend with three bbl bands, center with sling swivel. Accompanied with Winchester Gun Museum letter identifying this .44 cal. musket, received in warehouse 3/11/1898 and shipped from warehouse 6/2/1898 on order no. 446. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains a silver and brown patina with some areas of fine surface oxidation, normal minor nicks & scratches. Receiver has been cleaned or flaked, showing prominent orig polish marks and retaining a silver and brown patina, some areas of minor shallow surface oxidation. Hammer shows a gray patina, dark on back, and lever shows a dark patina. Stock is solid, some small chips at corner of each tang, a small filled hole behind sling swivel base and retains a smooth open grain oil finish. Forend is sound, with numerous nicks & dings, slightly dark at receiver and bbl bands, and retains an open grain oil finish. Mechanics are a little sticky, good bore, lightly frosted with some shallow scattered pitting. 4-36548 BDT353 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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