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2048
$17,250.00

WINCHESTER MODEL 86 SRC. SN 100138. Cal. 45-90. 22″ round bbl, full mag, square base front with slightly modified pinned blade, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl in front of rear sight marked “Manufactured by the/Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven.Conn.U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver “45-90/W.C.F.” Standard receiver with left side ring stud (ring absent). Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, standard forend with single bbl band. Inspection of lower tang revealed no assembly numbers. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum serial number research request which identifies it as 45-90 carbine, started 6/6/1895 and shipped 9/10/1895 on order number 20137. No further information was given. Also accompanying gun, loose in plastic bag, is a replacement stud with saddle ring. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain strong orig blue with bbl slightly turning towards brown, some minor muzzle wear and some loss behind front retaining ring caused by apparent chemical spill that has since aged and blended with brown patina. Receiver retains 80-85% orig case colors, strong on sides, thinning and blending with silver patina across bottom. Hammer shows fading orig case colors with silvering on right side. Lever shows orig case colors in protected areas but is mostly a dark patina. Stock is sound with expected nicks, dings and shallow bruises and an old thin coat of added finish evident on tang of buttplate with stock retaining some finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with typical nicks and small dings, orig finish blending with mostly hand worn patina. Forend bbl band shows good orig blue mixing with some brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with nice shiny bore. 4-39361 BDT54 (12,500-17,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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