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RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 STANDARD GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 98563. Cal. 38-70 WCF. 26″ rnd bbl, full mag, Lyman ivory bead front sight, serrated side “V” notch sporting rear with set screw. Standard 86 receiver with coarse knurled post tang sight, mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Accompanying firearm is a Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet, identifying as 38-70 rifle, rnd bbl, plain trigger, Lyman rear & beach sights, received in warehouse 12-26-1895, shipped from warehouse 7-19-1897 on Order No. 11586. There is an R&R 11-19-02 on Order No. 167878. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl & mag tube retain a blue brown patina finish with some minor nicks & scratches, some minor thinning 6 to 8″ behind front sight and some very minor light surface oxidation. Receiver retains 10-15% thinning orig case colors, mostly in protected areas, balance being a silver hardening and brown patina mixture, darker on bottom of receiver. Hammer shows strong orig case colors with some silvering on left side. Hammer shows traces of orig color in protected areas blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with a couple nicks in flute of comb from peep sight, a scratch about 1/2 the length on right side of stock, your usual nicks & dings and some minor chips on both sides at top tang, and retains a thin coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with usual nicks & dings, small dent center bottom, some darkening at receiver and retains a thin coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has visible rifling with some rather deep pitting. 4-37958 BDT126 (5,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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