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*WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 119356. Cal. 45-70. 22″ rnd bbl, full magazine, square base front with slightly modified pinned blade sight, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” and adjacent to receiver “45-70”. Standard receiver with stud and ring on left side mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 10″ forend with band. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Fact Sheet identifying as 45-70 cal. carbine, received in warehouse 7/18/1899 and shipped from warehouse 8/2/1899 on order number 33664. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retain orig blue with some cleaned areas with added cold blue and blending with brown and silver patina. Receiver has traces of orig case colors in protected areas being mostly a silver hardening blending with silver patina with a few normal nicks and scratches. Stock is sound with hairline crack on right side near upper tang. A sliver missing on left side at upper tang. Numerous nicks, dings and shallow dents and retains an open grain oil finish with hand worn patina darkening near buttplate. Forend is sound with some moderate nicks, dings and shallow depressions and retains an open grain oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, decent bore with dark grooves and some scattered shallow pitting. 4-38777 BDT243 (8,000-12,000)
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. |