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2523
$5,060.00

*WINCHESTER 1885 HI-WALL SCHUETZEN RIFLE. SN 112026. Cal. 30US. 30″ round bbl, wind-gauge front sight without level, no rear seat. Target blocks with 7-1/2″ spacing with unmarked brass scope. Left side of bbl, below front block is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. / NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A. PAT. OCT 7 1879”. Below rear block “NICKEL STEEL BARREL/ ESPECIALLY FOR SMOKELESS POWDER”. Adjacent receiver “30 U.S.” Standard receiver equipped with Schuetzen double set trigger, spur finger lever. top tang with 3″ Vernier sight. Mounted with highly figured flame grain walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, Schuetzen buttplate, checkered schnable forend with ebony tip insert, and palm rest. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals assembly number “10713USx”. Back of stock and inside toe buttplate are stamped “10713” over “9432”. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 90% orig blue with some areas of light thinning, some spots of very fine minor surface oxidation and minor nicks and scratches. Receiver retains 70% thinning and flaking orig blue, worn across top and blending with gray patina, bright on sharp edges and minor nicks and scratches. Stock is sound with good checkering, some minor nicks, dings and scratches, retaining orig finish with some spots that have flaked. Forend is sound with good checkering, minor nicks, dings and dents and retains orig finish blended with some hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, including set triggers. Bore is bright with some minor corrosion in grooves. 4-41853 BDT155 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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