UNUSUAL BRITISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

UNUSUAL BRITISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 42179. Cal. 40-82 WCF. 26” rnd bbl, button magazine, fine bead front sight & 3-leaf Express with platinum center line. Left side bbl at chamber area has series of 4 British proof marks & adjacent receiver with Crown V. Crown V mark also found on rear portion of bolt. Mounted with very fine piece of fiddleback walnut, deluxe checkered pistol grip with ebony insert & smooth steel shotgun butt. Right side center of stock stamped in oval “LONDON ARMOURY CO / 114 QUEEN VICTORIA ST LONDON JAMES, KERR & CO”. Deluxe H-style checkered forend. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “364 X S”. Matching “364” can be found top tang channel of stock & inside toe of butt plate. Accompanying by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as rifle 50-110, rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip, half-magazine with shotgun butt; received in warehouse April 29, 1890, shipped same day on order no. 11509. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue finish with minor muzzle wear & a few minor nicks & dings. Receiver has 75-80% orig case colors, thinned across bottom & mixed with silver & spotty brown patina. Hammer retains 95% orig case colors mixed with small amount silver patina. Lever has strong vivid case colors on sides & thinning with mix of silver patina on bottom. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks & dings & scratch across left side, retaining most of its orig finish. Butt plate has 70% orig blue, worn to silver at heel & toe, & some minor spots of oxidation. Forend has shrunk about 1/16″ but is solid with numerous light nicks & dings & retains about 60% orig finish with hand-worn patina across belly. Mechanics are crisp with nice bright shiny bore. 8-76329 BDT84 (18,500-24,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	2214	$11,800.00	UNUSUAL BRITISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 42179. Cal. 40-82 WCF. 26” rnd bbl, button magazine, fine bead front sight & 3-leaf Express with platinum center line. Left side bbl at chamber area has series of 4 British proof marks & adjacent receiver with Crown V. Crown V mark also found on rear portion of bolt. Mounted with very fine piece of fiddleback walnut, deluxe checkered pistol grip with ebony insert & smooth steel shotgun butt. Right side center of stock stamped in oval “LONDON ARMOURY CO / 114 QUEEN VICTORIA ST LONDON JAMES, KERR & CO”. Deluxe H-style checkered forend. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “364 X S”. Matching “364” can be found top tang channel of stock & inside toe of butt plate. Accompanying by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as rifle 50-110, rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip, half-magazine with shotgun butt; received in warehouse April 29, 1890, shipped same day on order no. 11509. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue finish with minor muzzle wear & a few minor nicks & dings. Receiver has 75-80% orig case colors, thinned across bottom & mixed with silver & spotty brown patina. Hammer retains 95% orig case colors mixed with small amount silver patina. Lever has strong vivid case colors on sides & thinning with mix of silver patina on bottom. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks & dings & scratch across left side, retaining most of its orig finish. Butt plate has 70% orig blue, worn to silver at heel & toe, & some minor spots of oxidation. Forend has shrunk about 1/16″ but is solid with numerous light nicks & dings & retains about 60% orig finish with hand-worn patina across belly. Mechanics are crisp with nice bright shiny bore. 8-76329 BDT84 (18,500-24,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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