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2214
$4,312.50
Revised: 10/7/2008 

Additional Information: Broken hammer spring. Simple, inexpensive repair.

ANTIQUE WINCHESTER 1894 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 20041. Cal. 38-55. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, Marble No. 2 fine bead front sight, 2-leaf Lyman rear sight, standard receiver with tang-mounted coarse knurled post peep sight. Mounted with deluxe “XXX” walnut, fine checkered pistol grip with Winchester hard rubber grip cap, crescent butt & H-style checkered forend. Investigation of lower tang reveals assembly no. “3653” & “XXX”. Same assembly no. can be found stamped on rear of stock & inside toe of butt plate. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as 38-55 rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, Lyman rear sight; received in warehouse Mar. 11, 1897, & shipped same day on order no. 4803. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 65-70% orig blue with carrying wear across chamber area, sharp edge wear & a few nicks & scrapes. Magazine tube has blue in protected areas with balance blended with silver gray patina. Receiver has 40-50% orig blue mixed with some brown patina & silvered across bottom & top. Hammer shows orig case colors mixed with dark patina. Lever has traces of orig color mixed with silver & brown patina. Stock is sound, with crack in toe originating from lower butt plate screw; finish is nicked, cracked & chipped with dark hand-worn patina. Butt plate is silver mixed with brown patina. Forend is sound with moderately flat checkering & retains dark hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with gray bore & scattered pitting. 4-35887 BDT177 (3,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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