*SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE.

*SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE. . SN 439400. Cal. 25-20. Standard grade rifle with 20″ oct to rnd bbl, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has half magazine with takedown and forearm is standard 9-3/8″. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight grip and Winchester embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. Accompanied by an orig & scarce red & black Winchester buffalo check vinyl zippered sleeve from the 1950s-60s period. Curiously one handle on the sleeve has a TWA bag check tag for LaGuardia Field, New York. Imagine trying to fly with a rifle packed only in a sleeve today! PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Rifle is extremely fine plus, may have been fired but if so very little. Overall retains about 98-99% glossy orig factory blue with a series of small spots of pitting on top left edge of receiver. Lever & hammer retain about all of their brilliant orig case colors, faded on outer edge of lever. Wood is sound with one or two minor nicks and retains virtually all of its bright orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Sleeve is sound with bright colors. 4-36603 JR334 (6,000-10,000)

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
	2040	$8,625.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKEDOWN SHORT RIFLE. . SN 439400. Cal. 25-20. Standard grade rifle with 20″ oct to rnd bbl, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has half magazine with takedown and forearm is standard 9-3/8″. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight grip and Winchester embossed hard rubber shotgun buttplate. Accompanied by an orig & scarce red & black Winchester buffalo check vinyl zippered sleeve from the 1950s-60s period. Curiously one handle on the sleeve has a TWA bag check tag for LaGuardia Field, New York. Imagine trying to fly with a rifle packed only in a sleeve today! PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Rifle is extremely fine plus, may have been fired but if so very little. Overall retains about 98-99% glossy orig factory blue with a series of small spots of pitting on top left edge of receiver. Lever & hammer retain about all of their brilliant orig case colors, faded on outer edge of lever. Wood is sound with one or two minor nicks and retains virtually all of its bright orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Sleeve is sound with bright colors. 4-36603 JR334 (6,000-10,000) 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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