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2060
$2,587.50
Revised: 9/22/2010 

CORRECTION: The correct serial number for this gun is 132409, not 132408 as stated in the catalog description.

*WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LIGHTWEIGHT TAKE-DOWN. SN 132408. Cal. 33WCF, 24″ rnd bbl, 1/2 mag take-down, pedestal front with Lyman ivory bead front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver ring “33W.C.F.” and left side below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BARREL / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Standard receiver mounted with lightly figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. CONDITION: Fine+. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% orig blue with some minor muzzle wear, usual rub marks from take-down, some minor nicks & scratches and a couple tiny spots of fine surface oxidation. Receiver retains 85-90% orig blue, silvering on sharp edges, thinning and blending with silver and brown patina across bottom and minor nicks & scratches. Take-down ring has orig blue across top with bottom and sharp edges blending with silver patina. Hammer has strong dark orig case colors and lever has thinning orig colors in protected areas blended with silver patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks, dings & shallow bruises, retaining most of its orig varnish blended with hand-worn patina. Forend is sound with minor nicks & dings, a couple very shallow dents, retaining orig varnish blended with hand-worn patina across bottom. Nose cap retains most of its orig blue with a couple small spots of silver patina. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-40862 BDT187 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010
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