SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 58470. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with set screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. It has standard bbl markings with caliber marking over chamber area. Mounted with very highly figured burl & shell 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 marked with assembly number “2966” and “XXX”. Inside top tang channel of buttstock is marked with assembly number “2505”, which number is also found on buttstock under buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. Buttstock is also marked, under buttplate, “92” and another assembly number “2784”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 44 with oct bbl, plain trigger & checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse April 5, 1898 and shipped next day to Order #6679. Regardless of the changed stock this is still an outstanding Deluxe ’92. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their strong orig factory blue with a couple of small spots of surface rust and light sharp edge wear; receiver retains virtually all of its glossy orig factory blue with about all of its bright fire blue on loading gate; receiver has faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small spots of surface etching; hammer retains strong case colors, bright on rear edge, faded on top edge; lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, faded on outer face; buttplate retains about all of its moderately faded case colors; wood is sound and retains about all of a very fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-44600 JR349 (15,000-25,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2098	$37,375.00	SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 58470. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Usual configuration with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with set screw, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. It has standard bbl markings with caliber marking over chamber area. Mounted with very highly figured burl & shell 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 marked with assembly number “2966” and “XXX”. Inside top tang channel of buttstock is marked with assembly number “2505”, which number is also found on buttstock under buttplate and inside toe of buttplate. Buttstock is also marked, under buttplate, “92” and another assembly number “2784”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 44 with oct bbl, plain trigger & checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse April 5, 1898 and shipped next day to Order #6679. Regardless of the changed stock this is still an outstanding Deluxe ’92. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their strong orig factory blue with a couple of small spots of surface rust and light sharp edge wear; receiver retains virtually all of its glossy orig factory blue with about all of its bright fire blue on loading gate; receiver has faint sharp edge wear and a couple of small spots of surface etching; hammer retains strong case colors, bright on rear edge, faded on top edge; lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, faded on outer face; buttplate retains about all of its moderately faded case colors; wood is sound and retains about all of a very fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 4-44600 JR349 (15,000-25,000) 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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