VERY RARE WINCHESTER 1885 LO-WALL “BABY” CARBINE.

VERY RARE WINCHESTER 1885 LO-WALL “BABY” CARBINE. SN 75808. Cal. .44WCF. 15″ tapered, rnd bbl, square base with pinned German silver blade front sight, standard ladder carbine rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN.” Adjacent receiver “44 W.C.F.” Standard lo-wall receiver with stud and saddle ring on left side. Mounted with lightly figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, tapered 9-1/4″ forend with single retaining screw. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as Carbine, 44 caliber, 15″ bbl, “The Baby”, received in warehouse October 13, 1896 and shipped from warehouse October 28, 1896 with 29 other arms on order number 20667. Also with gun is a 3-page George Madis letter describing gun and its extreme rarity. There is also a Dept of Treasury letter identifying this gun and releasing it as a Curio & Relic dated August 10, 1999 and signed by Gary L. Thomas. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a brown patina blended with some silver patina, normal minor nicks and scratches. receiver is a mottled gray and silver patina with some minor, shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with two pin repairs in wrist that are nearly invisible. Repaired crack off right side of upper tang. Normal nicks. dings and scratches. Small gap around upper and lower tang and retains a dark open grain oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with nicks, dings and a shallow gouge on lower left side and retains an open grain oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, dull bore with distinct rifling and moderate, scattered pitting. 4-40296 BDT194 (9,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2527	$0.00	VERY RARE WINCHESTER 1885 LO-WALL “BABY” CARBINE. SN 75808. Cal. .44WCF. 15″ tapered, rnd bbl, square base with pinned German silver blade front sight, standard ladder carbine rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “MANUFACTURED BY THE/WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN.” Adjacent receiver “44 W.C.F.” Standard lo-wall receiver with stud and saddle ring on left side. Mounted with lightly figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, tapered 9-1/4″ forend with single retaining screw. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as Carbine, 44 caliber, 15″ bbl, “The Baby”, received in warehouse October 13, 1896 and shipped from warehouse October 28, 1896 with 29 other arms on order number 20667. Also with gun is a 3-page George Madis letter describing gun and its extreme rarity. There is also a Dept of Treasury letter identifying this gun and releasing it as a Curio & Relic dated August 10, 1999 and signed by Gary L. Thomas. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a brown patina blended with some silver patina, normal minor nicks and scratches. receiver is a mottled gray and silver patina with some minor, shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with two pin repairs in wrist that are nearly invisible. Repaired crack off right side of upper tang. Normal nicks. dings and scratches. Small gap around upper and lower tang and retains a dark open grain oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with nicks, dings and a shallow gouge on lower left side and retains an open grain oil finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, dull bore with distinct rifling and moderate, scattered pitting. 4-40296 BDT194 (9,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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