FINE EARLY FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER 1894 TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

FINE EARLY FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER 1894 TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 5047. Cal. 38-55. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine take-down, Beech’s combination front sight, & Lyman 2-leaf folding rear. Tang is mounted with coarse knurled post tang sight. Forend cap & butt stock equipped with sling eyes. This early receiver is the variety with external cartridge guide screws. Mounted with select grade walnut with uncheckered straight grip & crescent butt. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as 38-55 oct bbl rifle with plain trigger, take-down & screw eyes; into warehouse Sept. 6, 1895; no ship date or order no. CONDITION: Very fine bbl retains most of its orig finish, turning towards brown, with minor sharp edge wear & a few minor scratches. Magazine tube is similar color & orig with bright spot behind ring from take-down. Receiver has 75-80% orig blue with wear to sharp edges, turning silver, and wear across bottom blending blue with brown patina. Loading gate shows good nitre blue worn to silver in the flute. Hammer has most of its dark orig case colors. Lever shows good orig color on side & silvered across bottom. Stock is sound with only a few minor nicks & dings & carries most of its orig finish, with some hand-worn patina in wrist area. Forend is solid with a couple of minor nicks & dings, with hand-worn patina finish in back half & through belly, with orig finish in forward half. Mechanics are crisp with good bore, strong rifling & some minor scattered pitting. 4-35388 (12,000-14,000)

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
	2215	$14,950.00	FINE EARLY FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER 1894 TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 5047. Cal. 38-55. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine take-down, Beech’s combination front sight, & Lyman 2-leaf folding rear. Tang is mounted with coarse knurled post tang sight. Forend cap & butt stock equipped with sling eyes. This early receiver is the variety with external cartridge guide screws. Mounted with select grade walnut with uncheckered straight grip & crescent butt. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as 38-55 oct bbl rifle with plain trigger, take-down & screw eyes; into warehouse Sept. 6, 1895; no ship date or order no. CONDITION: Very fine bbl retains most of its orig finish, turning towards brown, with minor sharp edge wear & a few minor scratches. Magazine tube is similar color & orig with bright spot behind ring from take-down. Receiver has 75-80% orig blue with wear to sharp edges, turning silver, and wear across bottom blending blue with brown patina. Loading gate shows good nitre blue worn to silver in the flute. Hammer has most of its dark orig case colors. Lever shows good orig color on side & silvered across bottom. Stock is sound with only a few minor nicks & dings & carries most of its orig finish, with some hand-worn patina in wrist area. Forend is solid with a couple of minor nicks & dings, with hand-worn patina finish in back half & through belly, with orig finish in forward half. Mechanics are crisp with good bore, strong rifling & some minor scattered pitting. 4-35388 (12,000-14,000) 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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