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2197
$5,750.00

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1892 SEMI-DELUXE TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 140732. Cal. 25-20 WCF. 24″ half-rnd bbl, half-magazine take-down, combination front sight, 2-leaf Lyman flip-up rear, standard receiver with tang-mounted coarse knurled post peep sight. Mounted with select straight grain walnut with I-style checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, Winchester logo shotgun style hard rubber butt plate & I-style checkered forend. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “10052 CF S RB”. Same assembly no. can be found written in pencil in top tang channel of stock & stamped on rear of stock. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as 25-20 rifle, half-oct 24″ bbl, plain trigger, plain checkered pistol grip, Lyman combination front, leaf & rear sights, half magazine, take-down, shotgun butt; received in warehouse June 2, 1900; shipped June 4, 1900, on order no. 59419. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95-98% orig blue with minor muzzle wear, faint sharp edge wear, a few minor scratches & the usual markings from take-down. Receiver retains 90-95% orig blue with some minor scratching & starting to thin across bottom mixed with some brown patina. Hammer retains most of its dark orig case colors as well as lever; starting to blend & thin with silver patina across bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering; a few light scratches & handling marks, retaining most of its orig finish. Forend is sound with light nicks & scratches, good checkering, 80% orig finish, with hand-worn patina on bottom. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore & a few minor scattered pits. 4-35888 BDT178 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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