VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER EXTRA HEAVY 32″ WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER EXTRA HEAVY 32″ WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 54275. Cal. 45-90. 32″ extra heavy oct bbl, full magazine with two hangers, W.F. Sheard fine bead 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 receiver “45-90 W.C.F.”. Right behind rear sight is hand stamped “FROM W.F. SHEARD / LIVINGSTON MONT”. Standard receiver, top tang mounted with peep sight and equipped with single set trigger. Mounted with nicely figure semi-fancy walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 45-90 oct bbl rifle with set trigger, received in warehouse April 15, 1891 and shipped from warehouse October 20, 1892 on order number 8026. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl shows orig blue that is toning to brown patina, silvering at sharp edges and expected minor nicks and scratches. Magazine tube shows good orig blue in protected areas, thinning and blending with silver and brown patina. The area around magazine cap has some gnarling. Receiver shows traces of orig color in protected areas but is mostly a silver hardening finish with wear across bottom blending with silver patina. Hammer shows orig case colors fading and silvering on right side. Lever shows traces of orig colors in protected areas but is blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with minor nicks, dings and shallow impressions and retains a clean, hand rubbed patina finish. Buttplate has silvered and blending with a spiderweb brown patina. Forend is sound with short crack at nose cap on left side. Normal nicks, dings and scratches and retains an oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-38108 BDT240 (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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	2057	$11,500.00	VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER EXTRA HEAVY 32″ WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 54275. Cal. 45-90. 32″ extra heavy oct bbl, full magazine with two hangers, W.F. Sheard fine bead 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 receiver “45-90 W.C.F.”. Right behind rear sight is hand stamped “FROM W.F. SHEARD / LIVINGSTON MONT”. Standard receiver, top tang mounted with peep sight and equipped with single set trigger. Mounted with nicely figure semi-fancy walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 45-90 oct bbl rifle with set trigger, received in warehouse April 15, 1891 and shipped from warehouse October 20, 1892 on order number 8026. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl shows orig blue that is toning to brown patina, silvering at sharp edges and expected minor nicks and scratches. Magazine tube shows good orig blue in protected areas, thinning and blending with silver and brown patina. The area around magazine cap has some gnarling. Receiver shows traces of orig color in protected areas but is mostly a silver hardening finish with wear across bottom blending with silver patina. Hammer shows orig case colors fading and silvering on right side. Lever shows traces of orig colors in protected areas but is blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with minor nicks, dings and shallow impressions and retains a clean, hand rubbed patina finish. Buttplate has silvered and blending with a spiderweb brown patina. Forend is sound with short crack at nose cap on left side. Normal nicks, dings and scratches and retains an oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-38108 BDT240 (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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