RARE WINCHESTER STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN.

RARE WINCHESTER STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN. Made of 1/8″ sheet steel about 40-1/2″ long in the shape of a Model 1866 lever action rifle, complete with sights, lever & hammer, with the incised outline of a magazine tube, forearm, forend cap and buttstock. Sign is dbl sided and stamped on forearm, “FOUNDED 1866” and on the stock “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS CO / NEW HAVEN CONN.” Sign is in old red paint and stenciled in gold lettering “WINCHESTER ARMS AND AMMUNITION SINCE 1866”. Sign has a hole through receiver area and another about mid-point on bbl where it is suspended from chains which are attached to a hand wrought iron wall mount. The arm of the mount extends approx. 45″ in a “V” shape for support and is attached to a wrought-iron base about 33-1/2″ high x 2″ wide and 1/4″ thick. The top of the base is hand forged and split into a ram’s horn shape with a half curl at the toe. The support arm is hand riveted to the base. Base has three 1/2″ holes for mounting to the wall. This identical sign, without the base, is pictured on p. 58 of Winchester Rarities, Webster. The book does not identify the sign or give any information about it but it is identical and pictured in color. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains most of its orig old red paint and gold stenciled lettering. Left side shows some slight losses on bbl & magazine tube area, otherwise very fine. Mount shows heavy rust but is completely sound. Chains, where they pass through the holes in the sign, show heavy wear and the holes in the sign are elongated indicating having been mounted in this manner for many years. 4-40308 JR187 (10,000-15,000)

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
	2156A	$20,700.00	RARE WINCHESTER STEEL OUTDOOR STORE ADVERTISING SIGN. Made of 1/8″ sheet steel about 40-1/2″ long in the shape of a Model 1866 lever action rifle, complete with sights, lever & hammer, with the incised outline of a magazine tube, forearm, forend cap and buttstock. Sign is dbl sided and stamped on forearm, “FOUNDED 1866” and on the stock “WINCHESTER / REPEATING ARMS CO / NEW HAVEN CONN.” Sign is in old red paint and stenciled in gold lettering “WINCHESTER ARMS AND AMMUNITION SINCE 1866”. Sign has a hole through receiver area and another about mid-point on bbl where it is suspended from chains which are attached to a hand wrought iron wall mount. The arm of the mount extends approx. 45″ in a “V” shape for support and is attached to a wrought-iron base about 33-1/2″ high x 2″ wide and 1/4″ thick. The top of the base is hand forged and split into a ram’s horn shape with a half curl at the toe. The support arm is hand riveted to the base. Base has three 1/2″ holes for mounting to the wall. This identical sign, without the base, is pictured on p. 58 of Winchester Rarities, Webster. The book does not identify the sign or give any information about it but it is identical and pictured in color. CONDITION: Fine. Overall retains most of its orig old red paint and gold stenciled lettering. Left side shows some slight losses on bbl & magazine tube area, otherwise very fine. Mount shows heavy rust but is completely sound. Chains, where they pass through the holes in the sign, show heavy wear and the holes in the sign are elongated indicating having been mounted in this manner for many years. 4-40308 JR187 (10,000-15,000) 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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