*RARE WINCHESTER 1894 15″ TRAPPER.

*RARE WINCHESTER 1894 15″ TRAPPER. SN 743637. Cal. 25-35. 15″ rnd bbl, full mag, square base with pinned blade front sight, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of bbl forward of forend band is marked MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED AUGUST 21.1894.” Below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BBL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER 25-35 W.C.F.” Standard receiver left side with stud and ring. mounted with straight grain gum wood stocks, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 7-7/8″ forend with single band. Gun is accompanied by an orig ATF Form 4467 which is the registration of certain firearms during November 1968. The issued person is a James Pollard of Tempe, Arizona and dated 11/15/1968, showing his date of birth as November 23, 1880 and acquiring this firearm in 1912, making him presumably the original owner. The gun is fully identified by make, model, SN, caliber and bbl length. Also with gun is a fine leather scabbard marked “N. PORTER, PHOENIX, ARIZ”. Additionally there is an N. PORTER Saddle and Harness Company catalog , number 20 dated 1932 showing above scabbard for a price of $4.75. Additionally there is a hand-written bill of sale dated 11/13/1988 transferring the gun and paperwork from an A.M. Serdahely of Orange, California to an S. C. Robertson of Yorba Linda, California. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 85% thinning orig blue with muzzle wear thinning behind front sight and normal nicks and scratches. Receiver retains some orig blue, blending with mostly silver patina, typical ring mark. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings and some shallow gouging on left side, thin chip missing on left side of tang at buttplate, some orig finish blending with hand-worn patina, but is certainly above average for a gum wood stock. The forend is sound with normal nicks and dings and has a hand-worn patina blending with some orig finish in forward most section. Mechanics are crisp with a very nice bore. 4-39689 BDT88 (6,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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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	2070	$12,075.00	RARE WINCHESTER 1894 15″ TRAPPER. SN 743637. Cal. 25-35. 15″ rnd bbl, full mag, square base with pinned blade front sight, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of bbl forward of forend band is marked MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED AUGUST 21.1894.” Below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BBL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER 25-35 W.C.F.” Standard receiver left side with stud and ring. mounted with straight grain gum wood stocks, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 7-7/8″ forend with single band. Gun is accompanied by an orig ATF Form 4467 which is the registration of certain firearms during November 1968. The issued person is a James Pollard of Tempe, Arizona and dated 11/15/1968, showing his date of birth as November 23, 1880 and acquiring this firearm in 1912, making him presumably the original owner. The gun is fully identified by make, model, SN, caliber and bbl length. Also with gun is a fine leather scabbard marked “N. PORTER, PHOENIX, ARIZ”. Additionally there is an N. PORTER Saddle and Harness Company catalog , number 20 dated 1932 showing above scabbard for a price of $4.75. Additionally there is a hand-written bill of sale dated 11/13/1988 transferring the gun and paperwork from an A.M. Serdahely of Orange, California to an S. C. Robertson of Yorba Linda, California. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 85% thinning orig blue with muzzle wear thinning behind front sight and normal nicks and scratches. Receiver retains some orig blue, blending with mostly silver patina, typical ring mark. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings and some shallow gouging on left side, thin chip missing on left side of tang at buttplate, some orig finish blending with hand-worn patina, but is certainly above average for a gum wood stock. The forend is sound with normal nicks and dings and has a hand-worn patina blending with some orig finish in forward most section. Mechanics are crisp with a very nice bore. 4-39689 BDT88 (6,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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