*EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SMOOTH BORE SADDLE RING CARBINE.

*EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SMOOTH BORE SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 770947. Cal. 44 WCF. (44-40). Special order standard grade carbine with 20″ smooth bore bbl, button magazine, square base front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock & Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Carbines such as this one are rarely found with high orig finish. This carbine, produced in 1914, was made during the time when the West was becoming more & more safe but was still a time of cowboys & outlaws where firearms such as this were carried in saddle scabbards or wagon boxes or even early automobiles, usually under adverse conditions with little maintenance. Given that the bbl on this carbine is smooth bore, it is readily apparent that it was probably intended for one of the trick shooters employed by one of the Wild West Shows of that era, such as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West or Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show or any one of a myriad of other such entertainment venues. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% strong, bright orig blue; bbl band retains about 60% blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; receiver retains about 75% glossy orig blue wit balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina, with light sharp edge wear; top tang is also flaked to a medium patina; hammer retains strong case colors, turned dark on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides and upper half of the outer face with the loop faded to silver; wood is sound with some light nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanic are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; has seen little or no use. 4-44672 MGM457 (5,000-8,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2049	$5,175.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SMOOTH BORE SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 770947. Cal. 44 WCF. (44-40). Special order standard grade carbine with 20″ smooth bore bbl, button magazine, square base front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock & Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Carbines such as this one are rarely found with high orig finish. This carbine, produced in 1914, was made during the time when the West was becoming more & more safe but was still a time of cowboys & outlaws where firearms such as this were carried in saddle scabbards or wagon boxes or even early automobiles, usually under adverse conditions with little maintenance. Given that the bbl on this carbine is smooth bore, it is readily apparent that it was probably intended for one of the trick shooters employed by one of the Wild West Shows of that era, such as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West or Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show or any one of a myriad of other such entertainment venues. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% strong, bright orig blue; bbl band retains about 60% blue with balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; receiver retains about 75% glossy orig blue wit balance flaked, not worn, to a medium patina, with light sharp edge wear; top tang is also flaked to a medium patina; hammer retains strong case colors, turned dark on top edge; lever retains strong case colors on sides and upper half of the outer face with the loop faded to silver; wood is sound with some light nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanic are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; has seen little or no use. 4-44672 MGM457 (5,000-8,000) 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.

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