RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 100130. CAL. 38-70. 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A. Adjacent takedown ring 38-70W.C.F. Standard receiver with tang-mounted peep sight mounted with “XXX” walnut. Checkered pistol grip with ebony insert in grip. Crescent steel buttplate “H” checkered forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 38-70 Cal. rifle, octagon bbl, plain trigger, checkered stocks with pistol grip, Lyman rear, Lyman front combined, takedown 14″ stock 3-1/2″ drop. Received in warehouse 5/9/1895 and shipped from warehouse 5/9/1895 on order number 11087. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly number 1296XXX with matching number found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% original blue with thinning on sharp edges with normal minor light scratches. Thinning on mag tube from takedown and blending with silver and brown patina. Receiver retains 90-95% original blue with some minor flaking, wear on sharp edges and some minor nicks and scratches. Hammer retains strong original case colors starting to silver on sharp edge. Lever retains strong original case colors on side blending with a silver patina across bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering some normal minor nicks and dings, a shallow gouge between checkering and upper tang on right side and retains most of its original piano varnish finish. Buttplate shows thinning original case colors blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with good checkering, normal minor nicks and dings, a series of faint scratches along left side and retains most of its original piano varnish finish. Nosecap has flaked to a silver and brown patina. 4-38776 (30,000-40,000)

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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	2050	$0.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 100130. CAL. 38-70. 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, serrated side sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A. Adjacent takedown ring 38-70W.C.F. Standard receiver with tang-mounted peep sight mounted with “XXX” walnut. Checkered pistol grip with ebony insert in grip. Crescent steel buttplate “H” checkered forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as 38-70 Cal. rifle, octagon bbl, plain trigger, checkered stocks with pistol grip, Lyman rear, Lyman front combined, takedown 14″ stock 3-1/2″ drop. Received in warehouse 5/9/1895 and shipped from warehouse 5/9/1895 on order number 11087. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly number 1296XXX with matching number found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% original blue with thinning on sharp edges with normal minor light scratches. Thinning on mag tube from takedown and blending with silver and brown patina. Receiver retains 90-95% original blue with some minor flaking, wear on sharp edges and some minor nicks and scratches. Hammer retains strong original case colors starting to silver on sharp edge. Lever retains strong original case colors on side blending with a silver patina across bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering some normal minor nicks and dings, a shallow gouge between checkering and upper tang on right side and retains most of its original piano varnish finish. Buttplate shows thinning original case colors blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with good checkering, normal minor nicks and dings, a series of faint scratches along left side and retains most of its original piano varnish finish. Nosecap has flaked to a silver and brown patina. 4-38776 (30,000-40,000) 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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