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*WINCHESTER 1886 EXTRA LIGHTWEIGHT LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 122772. Cal. 45-70, 22″ round bbl, full magazine, pedestal front base with Lyman hunting sight, 3-leaf express rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Left side of rear sight marked “NICKEL STEEL”. Top adjacent receiver marked “45-70”. Standard receiver mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, Winchester hard rubber shotgun buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as rifle, 45-70, 22″ round bbl, plain trigger, full mag, shotgun butt rubber. Received in warehouse 10-23-1900. Shipped 10-24-1900 on order number 73977. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals assembly number “38R”. Matching 38 is found in top tang channel of stock. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% orig blue with minor muzzle wear, minor small nicks & scratches, a small cleaned spot of shallow oxidation near bbl address, and some narrow rub marks behind rear sight. Receiver retains 90-95% orig blue, thinning and blending with silver patina on bottom and sharp edges, some minor nicks & scratches and 2 small clean spots of shallow surface oxidation each side of bolt at rear. Hammer shows good, orig case coloring. Lever shows strong orig case coloring in protected areas with balance blending a silver patina. Stock is sound with typical minor nicks & dings and retains orig open grain oil finish blended with hand-worn patina in grip area. There are two small chips at toe. Forend is sound with typical minor nicks & dings and retains orig open grain finish blended with hand-worn patina. Nose cap shows strong orig blue blended with some silver patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with a couple very shallow scattered pits. 4-36907 BDT176 (9,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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