*WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 CARBINE WITH UNUSUAL STUD FOR SABER BAYONET.

*WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 CARBINE WITH UNUSUAL STUD FOR SABER BAYONET. SN 319618. Cal. 44-40. 24″ Bbl with standard markings and sights, is fitted with 13/16 x 7/16 stud for saber bayonet on right side 4″ back from muzzle. Magazine tube has been relieved at top to clear mounting ring. The only hint as to who may have ordered this feature is a circled “A” proof at left rear of bbl. (Belgian Congo ?). (Consignors tag says “French Foreign Legion”.) Otherwise carbine is a standard Model 1892 with saddle ring, with the exception that sling swivels have been fitted on toe line and on ring dovetailed into bottom of bbl surrounding magazine tube. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is heavily pitted, and cleaned to silver gray and brown freckles. Action retains a considerable amount of its orig blue, and lever and hammer a considerable amount of their case hardening color, with areas of deep pitting, cleaned to silver, as would be expected from exposure to tropical environment. Stocks retain an old varnish finish, with numerous marks and minor dents. Bore is shiny with minor pitting throughout. 4-44669 MGM336 (2,500-4,000)

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
	2050	$2,065.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 CARBINE WITH UNUSUAL STUD FOR SABER BAYONET. SN 319618. Cal. 44-40. 24″ Bbl with standard markings and sights, is fitted with 13/16 x 7/16 stud for saber bayonet on right side 4″ back from muzzle. Magazine tube has been relieved at top to clear mounting ring. The only hint as to who may have ordered this feature is a circled “A” proof at left rear of bbl. (Belgian Congo ?). (Consignors tag says “French Foreign Legion”.) Otherwise carbine is a standard Model 1892 with saddle ring, with the exception that sling swivels have been fitted on toe line and on ring dovetailed into bottom of bbl surrounding magazine tube. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl is heavily pitted, and cleaned to silver gray and brown freckles. Action retains a considerable amount of its orig blue, and lever and hammer a considerable amount of their case hardening color, with areas of deep pitting, cleaned to silver, as would be expected from exposure to tropical environment. Stocks retain an old varnish finish, with numerous marks and minor dents. Bore is shiny with minor pitting throughout. 4-44669 MGM336 (2,500-4,000) 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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