VERY RARE, SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE HARDENED FRAME.

VERY RARE, SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE HARDENED FRAME. SN 16058. Cal. 38-55. Fine, early deluxe ’94 with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight with Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver, lever, hammer & forend cap are color case hardened. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly number “2574”, “XXX”, “S” and “RB”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Winchester Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with rnd bbl, plain trigger, takedown, case hardened, checkered pistol grip stock with shotgun butt & rubber buttplate, received in warehouse Sept. 17, 1896 and shipped the next day, repaired & returned Sept. 20, 1898. Also accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter dated 2002 which provides the identical information and accompanied by a copy of the shipping record. Although the shipping records indicate that it was not shipped until 1896, the serial number actually dates to 1895. It is well-known that Winchester numbered their receivers in batches and shipped them as they were completed, sometimes several years later. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong orig factory blue with a couple of very minor scratches on each; takedown ring retains about all of its orig factory blue; receiver retains smoky case colors on sides & top, a little stronger in sheltered areas, turned silver on bottom edge; hammer retains bright case colors; lever retains strong case colors on sides, faded to silver on outer faces; wood is sound with a few minor, very light nicks & scratches in finish and overall retains about all of its strong, orig, piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; shows very little actual use. 4-44384 JR442 (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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	2085	$43,125.00	VERY RARE, SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE HARDENED FRAME. SN 16058. Cal. 38-55. Fine, early deluxe ’94 with 26″ rnd bbl, full magazine, takedown with half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight with Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver, lever, hammer & forend cap are color case hardened. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly number “2574”, “XXX”, “S” and “RB”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Winchester Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with rnd bbl, plain trigger, takedown, case hardened, checkered pistol grip stock with shotgun butt & rubber buttplate, received in warehouse Sept. 17, 1896 and shipped the next day, repaired & returned Sept. 20, 1898. Also accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter dated 2002 which provides the identical information and accompanied by a copy of the shipping record. Although the shipping records indicate that it was not shipped until 1896, the serial number actually dates to 1895. It is well-known that Winchester numbered their receivers in batches and shipped them as they were completed, sometimes several years later. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong orig factory blue with a couple of very minor scratches on each; takedown ring retains about all of its orig factory blue; receiver retains smoky case colors on sides & top, a little stronger in sheltered areas, turned silver on bottom edge; hammer retains bright case colors; lever retains strong case colors on sides, faded to silver on outer faces; wood is sound with a few minor, very light nicks & scratches in finish and overall retains about all of its strong, orig, piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; shows very little actual use. 4-44384 JR442 (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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