WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 73358. Cal. 45-90. Std grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle as having been received in warehouse 13 December 1892 and shipped 5 August 1893. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 92-93% strong orig blue with a few minor dings on sharp edges, a small dent in magazine tube with some light scratches just above forend tip. Receiver retains 75-80% orig case colors, generally faded but bright & strong on sides. Lever retains about 50% case colors, bright in sheltered areas and hammer about 85% case colors. There are a few small gouges on forearm, a grain check on right side of buttstock and a couple of scrapes on buttstock, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its orig factory finish, having been waxed a long time ago. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-32882 JR92 (10,000-15,000)

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
	2457	$11,500.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 73358. Cal. 45-90. Std grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle as having been received in warehouse 13 December 1892 and shipped 5 August 1893. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 92-93% strong orig blue with a few minor dings on sharp edges, a small dent in magazine tube with some light scratches just above forend tip. Receiver retains 75-80% orig case colors, generally faded but bright & strong on sides. Lever retains about 50% case colors, bright in sheltered areas and hammer about 85% case colors. There are a few small gouges on forearm, a grain check on right side of buttstock and a couple of scrapes on buttstock, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its orig factory finish, having been waxed a long time ago. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-32882 JR92 (10,000-15,000) 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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