EXTRAORDINARILY RARE AND UNIQUE WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE AND UNIQUE WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 84830. Cal. 38-56. 36″ tapered oct bbl. slightly modified brass bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear with set screw. Standard markings on top flat “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.” and “38-56 W.C.F.” adjacent to receiver. Magazine tube is 32″ and retained with two hangers. Standard receiver with sgl set trigger and tang mounted peep sight. Deluxe “XX” walnut stock, checkered pistol grip with ebony insert in grip cap, nickel Swiss buttplate, left side cheek piece, inlet base and sling swivel, 3-7/8″ from toe of stock, deluxe checkered forend, nosecap with sling swivel and palm rest base mounted just forward of receiver. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “248XX”. Top tang channel of stock can be found a “2”, a small hole and an “8”. No numbers were found on inside of buttplate. Accompanying gun are two letters, one dated 1963 from the Winchester Gun Museum and one dated 1999 from the Cody Firearms Museum. Both identifying gun as a 50/110 32″ matted oct bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman rear sight, Wind gauge sight, cheek piece, sling and swivels, received in warehouse December 3, 1893, and shipped from warehouse December 26, 1893 on Order No. 5744. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 90+ orig blue, bright on sharp edges. Normal minor nicks & scratches with some minor spots blended with patina. Receiver retains 65-70% orig case colors, thinning and blending with silver and brown patina across bottom and front sharp edges. Hammer retains visible orig case colors. Lever has orig case colors in protected areas blending with gray and brown patina. Removing tang sight reveals two extra mounting holes with one in direct alignment with small hole in top tang channel of stock in middle of assembly no. Sgl set trigger is functioning properly. Stock is sound, good checkering with a few minor flattened points, usual nicks & dings and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish. There is a small darkened area in nose of comb blending through on both sides. The edge of cheek piece has usual minor nicks & flaking of finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings, checkering is good with some minor flattening of points especially on bottom and has orig piano varnish finish blending with hand worn patina. Nosecap has faded and turned an even gray patina. Palm rest base appears to have been unfinished and retains a smooth gray patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore, with good rifling and some minor shallow scattered pits. 4-39180 BDT1 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2045	$16,100.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE AND UNIQUE WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 84830. Cal. 38-56. 36″ tapered oct bbl. slightly modified brass bead front sight, serrated side, sporting rear with set screw. Standard markings on top flat “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.” and “38-56 W.C.F.” adjacent to receiver. Magazine tube is 32″ and retained with two hangers. Standard receiver with sgl set trigger and tang mounted peep sight. Deluxe “XX” walnut stock, checkered pistol grip with ebony insert in grip cap, nickel Swiss buttplate, left side cheek piece, inlet base and sling swivel, 3-7/8″ from toe of stock, deluxe checkered forend, nosecap with sling swivel and palm rest base mounted just forward of receiver. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “248XX”. Top tang channel of stock can be found a “2”, a small hole and an “8”. No numbers were found on inside of buttplate. Accompanying gun are two letters, one dated 1963 from the Winchester Gun Museum and one dated 1999 from the Cody Firearms Museum. Both identifying gun as a 50/110 32″ matted oct bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, Lyman rear sight, Wind gauge sight, cheek piece, sling and swivels, received in warehouse December 3, 1893, and shipped from warehouse December 26, 1893 on Order No. 5744. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 90+ orig blue, bright on sharp edges. Normal minor nicks & scratches with some minor spots blended with patina. Receiver retains 65-70% orig case colors, thinning and blending with silver and brown patina across bottom and front sharp edges. Hammer retains visible orig case colors. Lever has orig case colors in protected areas blending with gray and brown patina. Removing tang sight reveals two extra mounting holes with one in direct alignment with small hole in top tang channel of stock in middle of assembly no. Sgl set trigger is functioning properly. Stock is sound, good checkering with a few minor flattened points, usual nicks & dings and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish. There is a small darkened area in nose of comb blending through on both sides. The edge of cheek piece has usual minor nicks & flaking of finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings, checkering is good with some minor flattening of points especially on bottom and has orig piano varnish finish blending with hand worn patina. Nosecap has faded and turned an even gray patina. Palm rest base appears to have been unfinished and retains a smooth gray patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore, with good rifling and some minor shallow scattered pits. 4-39180 BDT1 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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