RARE WINCHESTER HI-WALL DELUXE WITH MATTED BARREL.

RARE WINCHESTER HI-WALL DELUXE WITH MATTED BARREL. SN 79564. Cal. 25-35WCF. 30″ No. 3 weight round bbl, combination front sight, slot blank in rear seat and rare matted top. Left side of matting is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”. Also left side of matting is marked “NICKEL STEEL BARREL / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” and adjacent receiver caliber marking “25-35 W.C.F.”. Standard Model 85 receiver with double set triggers, top tang mounted Lyman peep sight with windage adjustment. Mounted with fancy walnut, deluxe checkered schnable forend with ebony insert. Checkered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Accompanying gun is Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 25-35 rifle with No. 3 30″ rnd bbl, Schuetzen set trigger, received in warehouse April 22, 1901, shipped from warehouse April 24, 1901. There is a handwritten note stating no mention of matted bbl on this serial number, but the 79565 has a matted bbl. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-97% orig blue with minor muzzle wear, minor handling marks and a couple of small spots of minor surface oxidation. Receiver retains 90% orig blue with flaking across top and left side blending with brown patina and a few minor nicks and scratches. The block, hammer and lever show strong orig case colors. Stock is sound with good checkering, a few minor scratches and retains most of its fine orig Deluxe finish. Buttplate has strong orig case colors. Forend is sound with good checkering, some minor nicks & dings and retains most of its orig Deluxe finish. Mechanics are crisp. Functioning dble-set triggers and nice shiny bore. 4-36259 BDT189 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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
	2351	$10,062.50	RARE WINCHESTER HI-WALL DELUXE WITH MATTED BARREL. SN 79564. Cal. 25-35WCF. 30″ No. 3 weight round bbl, combination front sight, slot blank in rear seat and rare matted top. Left side of matting is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE / WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.”. Also left side of matting is marked “NICKEL STEEL BARREL / ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER” and adjacent receiver caliber marking “25-35 W.C.F.”. Standard Model 85 receiver with double set triggers, top tang mounted Lyman peep sight with windage adjustment. Mounted with fancy walnut, deluxe checkered schnable forend with ebony insert. Checkered straight grip stock with steel crescent buttplate. Accompanying gun is Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 25-35 rifle with No. 3 30″ rnd bbl, Schuetzen set trigger, received in warehouse April 22, 1901, shipped from warehouse April 24, 1901. There is a handwritten note stating no mention of matted bbl on this serial number, but the 79565 has a matted bbl. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-97% orig blue with minor muzzle wear, minor handling marks and a couple of small spots of minor surface oxidation. Receiver retains 90% orig blue with flaking across top and left side blending with brown patina and a few minor nicks and scratches. The block, hammer and lever show strong orig case colors. Stock is sound with good checkering, a few minor scratches and retains most of its fine orig Deluxe finish. Buttplate has strong orig case colors. Forend is sound with good checkering, some minor nicks & dings and retains most of its orig Deluxe finish. Mechanics are crisp. Functioning dble-set triggers and nice shiny bore. 4-36259 BDT189 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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