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2052
$13,800.00

*BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM ENGRAVED BY JOHN WARREN WINCHESTER MODEL 86 FULL MAGAZINE LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEDOWN. SN 122423. Cal. 45-70. 22″ tapered round bbl will full magazine takedown, pedestal front with fine bead gold sight, sporting V notch rear sight with set screw. Muzzle has border engraving with gold band, scroll engraving surrounding front sight base, scroll engraving on magazine cap, bbl ring is scroll engraved with gold wire border, nosecap is gold engraved with gold wire border, chamber area has 3″ wedge of scroll engraving on each side, 2 gold bands and caliber inlaid in gold with gold wire encircling. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Takedown band has scroll engraving with gold wire border encircling. Receiver is full engraved with bust of eagle with stippled background and gold wire circle on top, left side with beautiful foliate scroll with shaded background, a forest scene with gold bear confronting 3 gold dogs encircled with gold vine and leaf, entire side of receiver has a gold wire border. Bottom is engraved with bust of white tail buck in oval with shaded background, beaded border and encircled with gold wire. Right side has foliate scroll with shaded background, gold vine and leafs, small gold mountain lion, gold bull moose and encircled with gold wire. Hammer and lever are scroll engraved with gold wire borders. Top tang has scroll engraving behind hammer, model designation inlaid in gold and encircled with gold wire. Lower tang has beaded border. All of this fine work is signed on flat in front of lever by John Warren. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel buttplate, engraved around screws with circle with foliate scroll on top portion and remainder a diamond and dot pattern, standard light weight forend. CONDITION: Extremely fine, appears new since custom upgrade. Bbl and magazine tube retain 99% fine custom blue finish with bbl carrying a slight purple tone. Receiver retains 99% of fine custom blue finish. Stock is sound with a couple minor handling marks and retains virtually all it’s fine hand rubbed custom finish. Forend is sound with a few minor handling marks and retains virtually all it’s fine custom hand rubbed finish. Mechanics are crisp, bore is slightly dull with good rifling. 4-38807 BDT122 (10,000-20,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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