EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 RIFLE, FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION.

EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 RIFLE, FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. SN 11866. (1892) Cal. 38-40. 24″ Full oct bbl, full magazine, fitted with standard semi buckhorn rear and German silver blade front, sights, blued action, case hardened lever and hammer, varnished stocks, case hardened crescent buttplate. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. with only a hint of edge wear on bbl, magazine tube slightly browning in front of forend tip, which retains essentially all of its blue. Blue of action has some very slight flaking on receiver ring, sharp edges slightly silvered. Case hardening of lever and hammer are strong, thinning on bottom of lever. Lock retains a considerable amount of orig varnish. Buttplate retains nearly all of its case color, silvered slightly at heel and toe. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, grain slightly raised with a few very minor marks and compressions. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. As fine an example as one could ever hope to find. Plainly finished guns, such as this, usually show lots of use. 4-44609 MGM337 (7,500-15,000)

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
	2099	$29,900.00	EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 RIFLE, FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. SN 11866. (1892) Cal. 38-40. 24″ Full oct bbl, full magazine, fitted with standard semi buckhorn rear and German silver blade front, sights, blued action, case hardened lever and hammer, varnished stocks, case hardened crescent buttplate. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, near new. with only a hint of edge wear on bbl, magazine tube slightly browning in front of forend tip, which retains essentially all of its blue. Blue of action has some very slight flaking on receiver ring, sharp edges slightly silvered. Case hardening of lever and hammer are strong, thinning on bottom of lever. Lock retains a considerable amount of orig varnish. Buttplate retains nearly all of its case color, silvered slightly at heel and toe. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig finish, grain slightly raised with a few very minor marks and compressions. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. As fine an example as one could ever hope to find. Plainly finished guns, such as this, usually show lots of use. 4-44609 MGM337 (7,500-15,000) 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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