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2287
$8,337.50

RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 73324. Cal. 38-56 WCF. 22″ rnd bbl, full mag, pedestal front base with pin modified nickel front sight and 1886 marked carbine ladder rear sight. Standard 86 receiver with stud and saddle ring mounted on left side. Mounted with dark straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with single retaining band, uncheckered straight grip stock, steel carbine buttplate. Accompanying firearm is a Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet, identifying as 38-56 carbine, received at warehouse May 25, 1893, shipped from warehouse June 22, 1893 on Order No. 19911. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue blending with brown patina with minor muzzle wear and typical nicks and scratches. Mag tube has orig blue in protected areas, thinning across bottom and blending with a gray patina. Front band has 40-50% orig blue blending with gray and brown patina. Rear band has turned an even brown patina. Receiver has 10-15% orig colors in protected areas around saddle ring stud and lower tang area. Balance of receiver is a blend of silver and brown patina. Hammer shows orig color blending with brown patina. Lever has turned a smooth brown patina. Wood is solid with usual minor nicks and dings and carries a dark open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with a minor depression, left center bottom, and left side forward of retaining ring, some minor nicks and scratches and retains a dark open grain oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with a good bore with some scattered light pitting. 4-37441 BDT68 (8,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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