DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 17018. Cal. 40-65. Fine deluxe rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver has sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured 1-X wood with flame grain on left side and nicely figured straight grain on right side, with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine pistol grip stock with black triangle inlay and crescent buttplate with turned-down toe. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is stamped with assembly number “1722” and “X”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is not numbered. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-65 with oct bbl, set trigger and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse June 16, 1888 and shipped June 18, 1888 with nine other Model 1886s, work order #8395. In its day this was a popular hunting caliber in a very popular rifle and they are rarely found with high orig finish. Today, with its fine bore, it would make a wonderful cowboy action shooter. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with only light muzzle & sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains 96-98% strong orig blue; receiver retains 70-75% case colors, mostly fading to silver with bottom & top edges turned silver; hammer retains strong case colors on sides & rear edge, turned silver on top edge; hammer retains faded case colors on sides, turned silver on outer faces; stock is sound with scattered handling & use nicks & scratches showing wear around the wrist and back half of forearm; buttstock retains 75-80% bright orig varnish and forearm 40-50% orig varnish; checkering shows moderate diamond point wear with heavy hand grease in the checkering, in need of a good cleaning. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45173 (10,000-15,000)

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
	2219	$9,775.00	DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 17018. Cal. 40-65. Fine deluxe rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver has sgl set trigger. Mounted with very nicely figured 1-X wood with flame grain on left side and nicely figured straight grain on right side, with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine pistol grip stock with black triangle inlay and crescent buttplate with turned-down toe. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is stamped with assembly number “1722” and “X”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is not numbered. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle in caliber 40-65 with oct bbl, set trigger and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse June 16, 1888 and shipped June 18, 1888 with nine other Model 1886s, work order #8395. In its day this was a popular hunting caliber in a very popular rifle and they are rarely found with high orig finish. Today, with its fine bore, it would make a wonderful cowboy action shooter. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with only light muzzle & sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains 96-98% strong orig blue; receiver retains 70-75% case colors, mostly fading to silver with bottom & top edges turned silver; hammer retains strong case colors on sides & rear edge, turned silver on top edge; hammer retains faded case colors on sides, turned silver on outer faces; stock is sound with scattered handling & use nicks & scratches showing wear around the wrist and back half of forearm; buttstock retains 75-80% bright orig varnish and forearm 40-50% orig varnish; checkering shows moderate diamond point wear with heavy hand grease in the checkering, in need of a good cleaning. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-45173 (10,000-15,000) 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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