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2113
$6,325.00

*INCREDIBLE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 209846. Cal. 30 WCF. 26″ rnd bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight with set screw, Winchester 3-leaf express rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. PAT.AUG.21.1894.”, left side below rear sight “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”, top adjacent center “30 W.C.F.” Standard receiver, top tang equipped with Lyman folding peep sight. Mounted with lightly figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate, standard forearm with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 30 cal rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse March 1, 1904, shipped from warehouse July 14, 1904 on Order No. 237660. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and mag tube retain nearly all of their orig blue with just a couple very minor light scratches. Receiver retains nearly all of its orig blue with just a few minor nicks & small scratches. Loading gate retains strong orig nitre blue. Lever and hammer retain nearly all of their dark orig case colors. Stock is sound with some minor handling marks and retains its orig varnish finish. Buttplate shows orig case colors blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with some minor handling marks and one minor scratch and retains its orig varnish finish. Nosecap retains most of its orig blue with a small area flaked and blending with brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with a bright shiny bore as gun shows to have had very little use. 4-40273 BDT42 (6,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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