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2276
$4,887.50

WINCHESTER 1886 STANDARD GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 80802. Cal. 38-56 WCF. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, dovetailed blade front sight with set screw, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Center of top flat is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”. Adjacent receiver is caliber marked “38-56 W.C.F.” with a Winchester circle “WP” proof and matching circle “WP” proof on top of receiver. Mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nosecap, uncheckered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Receiver is equipped with a sgl set trigger. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90-95% orig factory blue, with sharp edge wear and some minor nicks and scrapes. Magazine tube has turned a brown and silver patina with orig blue showing in protected areas. Receiver retains strong orig case colors, some thinning blending with patina across bottom and top. Hammer shows strong dark orig case colors with some minor silvering on each side. Lever is a dark brown patina. Stock is sound with a repaired chip at tang of buttplate and a minor crack at toe of buttplate, retaining an open grain, cleaned oil finish. Forend is sound with usual nicks and dings, some darkening around nosecap and carries a cleaned, open grain oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with functioning set trigger, shiny bore with some shallow scattered pitting. 4-37923 BDT91 (5,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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