RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 114816. Cal. 38-70. Very rare caliber in this rifle. Rifle has 26″ tapered rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown, with half nickel front sight with set screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very highly figured, flame grain, American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “456” and “XX”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with assembly number “805” which number is also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-82 as a takedown with oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, half magazine, “smokeless” and oil finish. The record states that “On April 18, 1899 changed to 38-70, round barrel, checkered stock with pistol grip, takedown.” It was returned (date not indicated), received in warehouse Jan. 6, 1898 and shipped April 8, 1899 to Order #25153. This caliber was developed by Winchester in 1894 for the Model 1886 but never became popular as it offered little improvement over the caliber 38-55 cartridge as chambered in the lighter Model 1894 rifles. It was discontinued after a short period of time with very few 1886 rifles ever chambered for it. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98-99% crisp orig factory blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and a couple of tiny spots of surface rust; receiver retains 95-96% orig blue with a few very light scratches on left side of receiver and some minor candy striping on both sides, slightly thinned on belly; takedown ring has flaked mostly to a medium patina; top & bottom tangs retain strong orig blue, slightly dulled on top tang; hammer retains most of its bright orig case colors, turned dark on top edge; lever retains about 75-80% bright orig case colors, faded to silver on about half of outer face; buttplate retains smoky case colors; wood is sound with a few very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches with a small dark oil stain on rear end of forearm and overall retains about all of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44445 JR406 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2074	$28,750.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 114816. Cal. 38-70. Very rare caliber in this rifle. Rifle has 26″ tapered rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown, with half nickel front sight with set screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very highly figured, flame grain, American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “456” and “XX”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with assembly number “805” which number is also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-82 as a takedown with oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, half magazine, “smokeless” and oil finish. The record states that “On April 18, 1899 changed to 38-70, round barrel, checkered stock with pistol grip, takedown.” It was returned (date not indicated), received in warehouse Jan. 6, 1898 and shipped April 8, 1899 to Order #25153. This caliber was developed by Winchester in 1894 for the Model 1886 but never became popular as it offered little improvement over the caliber 38-55 cartridge as chambered in the lighter Model 1894 rifles. It was discontinued after a short period of time with very few 1886 rifles ever chambered for it. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98-99% crisp orig factory blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and a couple of tiny spots of surface rust; receiver retains 95-96% orig blue with a few very light scratches on left side of receiver and some minor candy striping on both sides, slightly thinned on belly; takedown ring has flaked mostly to a medium patina; top & bottom tangs retain strong orig blue, slightly dulled on top tang; hammer retains most of its bright orig case colors, turned dark on top edge; lever retains about 75-80% bright orig case colors, faded to silver on about half of outer face; buttplate retains smoky case colors; wood is sound with a few very minor handling & storage nicks & scratches with a small dark oil stain on rear end of forearm and overall retains about all of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-44445 JR406 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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