WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Ex (50-110). SN 93906. Scarce ’86 in a rare caliber with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Wood is beautiful 3-4X center crotch cut sunburst American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine shaped pistol grip with black insert and crescent buttplate. A Winchester Gun Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating that it was shipped with a Lyman hunting front sight and a Lyman rear sight with disc. It also states that the drop (of the stock) was to be 4″. This is a rare feature, especially for such a large caliber and remains a 4″ drop. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a medium plum/brown patina with some spots of light discoloration and a few small nicks and scratches. Magazine tube retains about 90% thinning blue/brown patina. Receiver is mostly a dark gray patina with traces of silvered case colors. Lever, hammer & buttplate are mostly a blue/brown patina. Wood is sound and retains about all of an extremely fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some scattered spots of light pitting. A fine, rare “Big Bore” ’86. 4-53737 JR765 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4135	$24,150.00	WINCHESTER DELUXE MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Ex (50-110). SN 93906. Scarce ’86 in a rare caliber with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Wood is beautiful 3-4X center crotch cut sunburst American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine shaped pistol grip with black insert and crescent buttplate. A Winchester Gun Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and indicating that it was shipped with a Lyman hunting front sight and a Lyman rear sight with disc. It also states that the drop (of the stock) was to be 4″. This is a rare feature, especially for such a large caliber and remains a 4″ drop. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a medium plum/brown patina with some spots of light discoloration and a few small nicks and scratches. Magazine tube retains about 90% thinning blue/brown patina. Receiver is mostly a dark gray patina with traces of silvered case colors. Lever, hammer & buttplate are mostly a blue/brown patina. Wood is sound and retains about all of an extremely fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some scattered spots of light pitting. A fine, rare “Big Bore” ’86. 4-53737 JR765 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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