WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE

WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 52125. Cal. 40-65. Standard grade rifle with 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, hunting front sight, with V notch flat top sporting rear and tang mounted peep sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet fully identifying the rifle as having been shipped from warehouse Sept 7, 1891. CONDITION: Very good with bbl retaining 85% of its orig blue with a few scattered lightly pitted area and sharp edge wear. Magazine tube and retaining ring retain 60-70% blue with balance turning to patina. Forend cap has silvered with areas of dark brown patina. Case color receiver has 60% faint case coloring with belly and forward part of left side turning a dark patina. Lever and hammer show traces of color with remainder silver. Buttplate shows faint case coloring with balance of silver and brown patinated areas. Stocks are sound with notch cut at comb for peep sight and minor chips missing from both sides at top tang and receiver area. Also has darkened some from oil around top and bottom tangs. Numerous light dings and depressions from years of use. Mechanics are crisp, bore is good with just light scattered pitting. 4-33355 BT36 (3,000-5,000)

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
	2459	$4,025.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 52125. Cal. 40-65. Standard grade rifle with 26″ octagon bbl, full magazine, hunting front sight, with V notch flat top sporting rear and tang mounted peep sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet fully identifying the rifle as having been shipped from warehouse Sept 7, 1891. CONDITION: Very good with bbl retaining 85% of its orig blue with a few scattered lightly pitted area and sharp edge wear. Magazine tube and retaining ring retain 60-70% blue with balance turning to patina. Forend cap has silvered with areas of dark brown patina. Case color receiver has 60% faint case coloring with belly and forward part of left side turning a dark patina. Lever and hammer show traces of color with remainder silver. Buttplate shows faint case coloring with balance of silver and brown patinated areas. Stocks are sound with notch cut at comb for peep sight and minor chips missing from both sides at top tang and receiver area. Also has darkened some from oil around top and bottom tangs. Numerous light dings and depressions from years of use. Mechanics are crisp, bore is good with just light scattered pitting. 4-33355 BT36 (3,000-5,000) 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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