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RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SEMI-DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 83932. CAL. 40-65. 28″ octagon bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight with set screw, 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 40-65 W.C.F. Standard receiver mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, pistol grip, ebony insert in cap, steel crescent buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as 40-65 octagon bbl, 28″, plain trigger, plain pistol grip, received in warehouse 11/4/93, shipped from warehouse 11/6/93 on order number 3469. Inspection of lower tang revealed assembly number 131CF. Matching number can be found top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 90-95% original blue with some wear on sharp edges, normal nicks and scratches, and a couple of areas thinning and blending with brown patina. Receiver retains 75-80% original case colors thinning on bottom and top blending with silver patina. Hammer shows strong original colors slightly silvering on both sides. Lever shows good original colors mostly in protected areas blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings small chip on right side of grip and retains original finish blending with hand-worn patina. Buttplate shows thinning original case colors blending with silver patina. Forend is sound with normal nicks and dings, a shell depression on left side, and retains hand-worn patina blending with original finish. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore. 4-38773 BDT235 (15,000-20,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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