Image Lot Price Description


2490
$1,265.00

*SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 154905. Cal. 32 WIN SP. Standard 26″ octagon bbl with half magazine, Lyman ivory bead front sight, and Winchester 32 smokeless rear sight. Uncheckered straight grain American walnut straight grip stock with shotgun hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Winchester letter fully identifying rifle and being received in warehouse Sept 17, 1902 and shipped from warehouse Sept 29, 1902. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue mixed with patina and a few light rust spots. The 32 smokeless sight has turned mostly brown patina. Receiver has 65-70% orig blue with silvery wear at balance point and remainder turning a brown patina. Lever and hammer have 20-30% visible case color with balance being a silvery color. Stocks are sound with finish having worn and flaked with just a few remnants remaining. A small amount of oil darkening around receiver, upper and lower tang as well as with the forend where it meets the receiver. It also has a couple of small chips in the same area. Mechanics are crisp, bore is good with some light pitting. 4-33357 BT39 (1,000-2,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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