WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 97225. Cal. 45-90. Std grade rifle with 26” oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & ungraduated 1886-style ladder rear sight. Bbl & receiver bear the “WP” proof mark and bbl has very late style roll marking & caliber marking on left top flat, indicating factory rebarrel after 1905. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & Winchester shotgun hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-70 with rnd bbl, received in warehouse 4 February 1895 and shipped 11 September 1899 to Order No. 35685. SIZE: CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about all of its orig case hardened finish, strong & bright on left side, generally faded to silver elsewhere with a few spots of color in very sheltered areas. Wood is sound and retains most of a fine professional restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-32870(10,000-12,000)

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
	2455	$0.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 97225. Cal. 45-90. Std grade rifle with 26” oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & ungraduated 1886-style ladder rear sight. Bbl & receiver bear the “WP” proof mark and bbl has very late style roll marking & caliber marking on left top flat, indicating factory rebarrel after 1905. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & Winchester shotgun hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle as caliber 40-70 with rnd bbl, received in warehouse 4 February 1895 and shipped 11 September 1899 to Order No. 35685. SIZE: CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about all of its orig case hardened finish, strong & bright on left side, generally faded to silver elsewhere with a few spots of color in very sheltered areas. Wood is sound and retains most of a fine professional restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-32870(10,000-12,000) 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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