FABULOUS WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE

FABULOUS WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 82524. Cal. 50 EX. with 26″ round bbl and full magazine. Rocky Mountain front sight. V notch sporting rear sight with serrated sides and retaining screw. Case colored receiver, lever, hammer, buttplate and nose cap. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with straight grip and crescent buttplate. Cody Firearm Museum records indicate shipped in 1894 as round bbl 50-110 rifle. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-99% original blueing with just a few light storage marks and blemishes. Receiver case coloring is 97-98% brilliant with most of the lacquer still covering. A very slight amount of thinning at balance point. Lever and hammer retain most of their bright case colors. Forend cap retains nearly all of its bright case colors. Buttplate retains most of its fading case colors. Wood is sound with one hairline crack at left side near receiver of about 1″. There are numerous light bumps and bruises from storage and poor handling but an extremely fine example of an 86 50 Express standard rifle. Mechanics are crisp, bore is bright. 4-59925 BT26 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	2448	$51,750.00	FABULOUS WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 82524. Cal. 50 EX. with 26″ round bbl and full magazine. Rocky Mountain front sight. V notch sporting rear sight with serrated sides and retaining screw. Case colored receiver, lever, hammer, buttplate and nose cap. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with straight grip and crescent buttplate. Cody Firearm Museum records indicate shipped in 1894 as round bbl 50-110 rifle. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-99% original blueing with just a few light storage marks and blemishes. Receiver case coloring is 97-98% brilliant with most of the lacquer still covering. A very slight amount of thinning at balance point. Lever and hammer retain most of their bright case colors. Forend cap retains nearly all of its bright case colors. Buttplate retains most of its fading case colors. Wood is sound with one hairline crack at left side near receiver of about 1″. There are numerous light bumps and bruises from storage and poor handling but an extremely fine example of an 86 50 Express standard rifle. Mechanics are crisp, bore is bright. 4-59925 BT26 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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