SPECTACULAR WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECTACULAR WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 83471. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful 86 with 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 1886 marked ladder rear sight. It has single set trigger. Mounted with spectacular feather crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert serpentine pistol grip stock with crescent butt. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum letter identifying rifle as 45-70, octagon bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse August 22, 1893 and shipped August 23, 1893 on order number 22577. There is also a photocopy of original ledger sheet. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 98-99% strong original factory blue with a few minor handling marks. Receiver retains brilliant original case colors on sides and top with bottom moderately faded with some very minor surface etching. Lever and hammer retain virtually all of their original brilliant case colors. Buttplate retains virtually all of its original case colors, brilliant on tang and slightly faded at toe. Forend cap retains about all of its original case coloring, mostly faded but stronger on right side. Wood is sound with minor nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its brilliant original piano varnish finish with some slight crazing on left side. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-35858 BDT254 (60,000-90,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2170	$51,750.00	SPECTACULAR WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 83471. Cal. 45-70. Beautiful 86 with 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 1886 marked ladder rear sight. It has single set trigger. Mounted with spectacular feather crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert serpentine pistol grip stock with crescent butt. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum letter identifying rifle as 45-70, octagon bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, received in warehouse August 22, 1893 and shipped August 23, 1893 on order number 22577. There is also a photocopy of original ledger sheet. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 98-99% strong original factory blue with a few minor handling marks. Receiver retains brilliant original case colors on sides and top with bottom moderately faded with some very minor surface etching. Lever and hammer retain virtually all of their original brilliant case colors. Buttplate retains virtually all of its original case colors, brilliant on tang and slightly faded at toe. Forend cap retains about all of its original case coloring, mostly faded but stronger on right side. Wood is sound with minor nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its brilliant original piano varnish finish with some slight crazing on left side. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-35858 BDT254 (60,000-90,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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