*RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 131160. Cal. 45-70. 26″ half-round half-oct bbl, half magazine takedown. WF Sheard front sight, serrated side, sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Left flat below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL”. Top flat adjacent takedown ring Winchester proof mark and “45-70”. Standard receiver equipped with Lyman lever side mounted peep sight on left. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, Winchester hard rubber buttplate, sling eye 4″ from toe, I-style checkered forend, nosecap with sling eye. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 45-70, half-oct nickel steel bbl, plain trigger, checkered plain wood stock with pistol grip, flat top sporting rear, King’s patent front, Lyman receiver smokeless sights, takedown, screw eyes, shotgun butt rubber, received warehouse November 12, 1904, shipped from warehouse September 13, 1904 on order number 237427. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, some minor muzzle wear, normal nicks and scratches, a few spots flaked and blended with patina on round portion, lightly sliver on sharp edges of oct. Receiver and takedown ring retain 85-90% orig blue, thinning across bottom, blending with silver patina, thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks and scrapes and a couple minor spots of surface oxidation. Hammer shows orig case colors, showing bright on right side. Lever shows dark orig case colors on side, blending with silver patina across bottom. Stock is sound with nice sharp checkering, minor nicks and dings and retains most of it’s orig finish. Forend is sound with good checkering, minor nicks and dings and retains most of it’s orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-38772 BDT253 (12,500-17,500)

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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	2053	$0.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1886 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 131160. Cal. 45-70. 26″ half-round half-oct bbl, half magazine takedown. WF Sheard front sight, serrated side, sporting rear with set screw. Top flat of bbl marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Left flat below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL”. Top flat adjacent takedown ring Winchester proof mark and “45-70”. Standard receiver equipped with Lyman lever side mounted peep sight on left. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, Winchester hard rubber buttplate, sling eye 4″ from toe, I-style checkered forend, nosecap with sling eye. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 45-70, half-oct nickel steel bbl, plain trigger, checkered plain wood stock with pistol grip, flat top sporting rear, King’s patent front, Lyman receiver smokeless sights, takedown, screw eyes, shotgun butt rubber, received warehouse November 12, 1904, shipped from warehouse September 13, 1904 on order number 237427. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, some minor muzzle wear, normal nicks and scratches, a few spots flaked and blended with patina on round portion, lightly sliver on sharp edges of oct. Receiver and takedown ring retain 85-90% orig blue, thinning across bottom, blending with silver patina, thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks and scrapes and a couple minor spots of surface oxidation. Hammer shows orig case colors, showing bright on right side. Lever shows dark orig case colors on side, blending with silver patina across bottom. Stock is sound with nice sharp checkering, minor nicks and dings and retains most of it’s orig finish. Forend is sound with good checkering, minor nicks and dings and retains most of it’s orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-38772 BDT253 (12,500-17,500) 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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