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2085
$4,600.00

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 101027. Cal. 40-82 WCF. 26″ oct bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight with set screw, serrated side V-notch sporting rear sight with set screw. Top flat of bbl marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A.” Adjacent receiver “40-82 W.C.F.” Standard receiver, top tang equipped with folding peep sight, mounted with straight grain walnut, custom checkered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate, standard forearm with custom H-style checkering and nosecap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as 40-82 oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 7/11/95, shipped from warehouse 7/13/95 on order number 15411. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue with some fine surface oxidation, silvery on sharp edges and some faint scratching. Mag tube has orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Receiver shows 50% fading orig case colors with a few minor scratches and some areas of faint fine surface oxidation. Hammer and lever show some orig color blending with dark patina. Stock is sound with sharp custom checkering, normal minor nicks, dings and scratches, short grain crack at tang of buttplate and retains a varnish finish blended with hand worn patina. There is some minor dark staining at buttplate. Forend is sound with good custom checkering, normal nicks, dings and scratches and retains a varnish blending with hand worn patina finish. Nosecap is silvered and blending with spotty patina. Mechanics are crisp, nice bore with good rifling and just a couple minor shallow pits. 4-41152 BDT83 (4,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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