MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE J. ULRICH ENGRAVED & GOLD WASHED.

MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE J. ULRICH ENGRAVED & GOLD WASHED. SN 57158. Cal. 40-65. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, serrated side flat top sporting rear with set screw. Gold washed receiver with $12.00 engraving, consisting of foliate arabesque scroll surrounding an oval of a hunter shooting an elk on left side; right side has foliate arabesque scroll & circle with a doe & tree in background. Top & bottom of receiver are scroll-engraved with intricate borders. Sides of hammer are scroll-engraved as well as tang of butt plate, forend cap and sides & bow of lever. Forend cap, lever, trigger & butt plate are also gold washed. Signature “J. ULRICH” appears on lower tang. Mounted with fancy highly figured walnut with H-checkered forend, H-checkered serpentine pistol grip with ebony insert, gold washed crescent butt & star-shaped shield in left side with initials “FHB” over “1891”. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 40-65, oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, drop 3-1/2″, 3/4″ longer than regular, engraved “FHB 1891”, engraved “$12.00”, gold plate in left side of stock, gold trim including finger lever & trigger; received in warehouse June 20, 1891, & shipped same day on order no. 4680. Gun was apparently returned to factory to be re-gilded, as a lot of the gold guns were. Engraving is still sharp & top bbl flat has Winchester proofmark between receiver & caliber designation. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 90-95% orig blue with some toning toward brown on magazine tube. Rear sight has thinning orig blue. Receiver retains nearly all of its restored factory gold finish, with a few minor nicks & scratches. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors with slight thinning on sharp edges. Stock is sound with good checkering & some minor nicks & dings; left side appears to have had a gentle professional cleaning to the orig piano varnish finish that is exhibited on right side of stock. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks & scrapes, good checkering & 75-80% of its orig piano varnish finish with dark hand-worn patina across belly. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore. 4-37260 BDT269 (90,000-125,000)

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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	2172	$0.00	MAGNIFICENT WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE J. ULRICH ENGRAVED & GOLD WASHED. SN 57158. Cal. 40-65. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, serrated side flat top sporting rear with set screw. Gold washed receiver with $12.00 engraving, consisting of foliate arabesque scroll surrounding an oval of a hunter shooting an elk on left side; right side has foliate arabesque scroll & circle with a doe & tree in background. Top & bottom of receiver are scroll-engraved with intricate borders. Sides of hammer are scroll-engraved as well as tang of butt plate, forend cap and sides & bow of lever. Forend cap, lever, trigger & butt plate are also gold washed. Signature “J. ULRICH” appears on lower tang. Mounted with fancy highly figured walnut with H-checkered forend, H-checkered serpentine pistol grip with ebony insert, gold washed crescent butt & star-shaped shield in left side with initials “FHB” over “1891”. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 40-65, oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, drop 3-1/2″, 3/4″ longer than regular, engraved “FHB 1891”, engraved “$12.00”, gold plate in left side of stock, gold trim including finger lever & trigger; received in warehouse June 20, 1891, & shipped same day on order no. 4680. Gun was apparently returned to factory to be re-gilded, as a lot of the gold guns were. Engraving is still sharp & top bbl flat has Winchester proofmark between receiver & caliber designation. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 90-95% orig blue with some toning toward brown on magazine tube. Rear sight has thinning orig blue. Receiver retains nearly all of its restored factory gold finish, with a few minor nicks & scratches. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors with slight thinning on sharp edges. Stock is sound with good checkering & some minor nicks & dings; left side appears to have had a gentle professional cleaning to the orig piano varnish finish that is exhibited on right side of stock. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks & scrapes, good checkering & 75-80% of its orig piano varnish finish with dark hand-worn patina across belly. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore. 4-37260 BDT269 (90,000-125,000) 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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