WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 38-70. Standard grade rifle in a scarce caliber, with 30” oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, semi buckhorn rear sight, uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. It also has close-couple double-set triggers. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter indicating that it left the factory in Cal. 45-90 with oct. bbl and set trigger and was initially shipped Oct 29, 1894. It was returned and repaired on April 9, 1895. This is apparently when the longer bbl in a different caliber was installed. SN 88075. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl retains 94-96% strong bright original blue with a couple of spots of rust pitting on the left side and a small ding toward the muzzle. The magazine tube retains 93-95% original blue slightly dulled and turning plum on the outside with a few spots of rust. The receiver retains 80-85% case colors overall, stronger on the left side with some fine surface rust pitting around the edges. The lever retains about 75% case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas and the hammer about 80% fading case colors. The buttplate is mostly a mottled blue brown. Wood is sound and retains 93-95% strong original varnish with a couple of deep bruises on the right side of the stock and two or three gouges on the forearm with usual handling and use marks. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of light pitting. 4-49968 JR220 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2003

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
	960	$6,325.00	WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 38-70. Standard grade rifle in a scarce caliber, with 30” oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, semi buckhorn rear sight, uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. It also has close-couple double-set triggers. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter indicating that it left the factory in Cal. 45-90 with oct. bbl and set trigger and was initially shipped Oct 29, 1894. It was returned and repaired on April 9, 1895. This is apparently when the longer bbl in a different caliber was installed. SN 88075. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl retains 94-96% strong bright original blue with a couple of spots of rust pitting on the left side and a small ding toward the muzzle. The magazine tube retains 93-95% original blue slightly dulled and turning plum on the outside with a few spots of rust. The receiver retains 80-85% case colors overall, stronger on the left side with some fine surface rust pitting around the edges. The lever retains about 75% case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas and the hammer about 80% fading case colors. The buttplate is mostly a mottled blue brown. Wood is sound and retains 93-95% strong original varnish with a couple of deep bruises on the right side of the stock and two or three gouges on the forearm with usual handling and use marks. Bright shiny bore with a spot or two of light pitting. 4-49968 JR220 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2003 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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