RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN.

RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 22144. Cal. 12 ga. Very rare Model 1887 with 30″ Damascus bbl with brass bead front sight & half magazine. It is mounted with 3X, very highly figured American walnut with diamond checkered forearm panels and rnd knob pistol grip stock with checkered steel Winchester butt plate. Receiver is color case hardened with a simple dbl line engraved border and the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. logo on left side. Left side of lower tang under the wood has the assembly number “593 RB XXX”. No markings were observed in butt-stock top tang channel and the steel butt-plate is marked “722” inside toe. The “RB” in the assembly number indicates that it should have had a hard rubber butt plate. This shotgun will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum as a 12 ga. with 30″ fine Damascus bbl, fancy checkered stock, rubber butt with “Order Paris”, received in warehouse March 3, 1889 with no shipping date indicated. This shotgun was part of a large arms collection, very recently obtained out of Europe. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains most of its orig fine Damascus pattern and blue/brown finish. Magazine tube retains about all of its orig blue with light surface etching. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer retain most of their brilliant orig factory case colors with some light surface etching on receiver. Outer edges of lever have faded to brown with some moderate corrosion inside the loop. Top tang is a silver brown patina. Forend panels have a couple of minor nicks with light diamond point wear and retain most of their orig oil finish. The replacement butt stock is extremely fine showing very little wear and retaining about all of its fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-41166 JR93 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	2150	$7,475.00	RARE WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 22144. Cal. 12 ga. Very rare Model 1887 with 30″ Damascus bbl with brass bead front sight & half magazine. It is mounted with 3X, very highly figured American walnut with diamond checkered forearm panels and rnd knob pistol grip stock with checkered steel Winchester butt plate. Receiver is color case hardened with a simple dbl line engraved border and the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. logo on left side. Left side of lower tang under the wood has the assembly number “593 RB XXX”. No markings were observed in butt-stock top tang channel and the steel butt-plate is marked “722” inside toe. The “RB” in the assembly number indicates that it should have had a hard rubber butt plate. This shotgun will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum as a 12 ga. with 30″ fine Damascus bbl, fancy checkered stock, rubber butt with “Order Paris”, received in warehouse March 3, 1889 with no shipping date indicated. This shotgun was part of a large arms collection, very recently obtained out of Europe. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains most of its orig fine Damascus pattern and blue/brown finish. Magazine tube retains about all of its orig blue with light surface etching. Receiver, breech block, lever & hammer retain most of their brilliant orig factory case colors with some light surface etching on receiver. Outer edges of lever have faded to brown with some moderate corrosion inside the loop. Top tang is a silver brown patina. Forend panels have a couple of minor nicks with light diamond point wear and retain most of their orig oil finish. The replacement butt stock is extremely fine showing very little wear and retaining about all of its fine custom oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-41166 JR93 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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