VERY EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

VERY EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-72. Standard grade rifle with 26” tapered round bbl, replacement Lyman front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grained wood with black tipped schnable forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. SN 602. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 70-75% dull original blue mixed with light chemical spotting. The receiver retains about 80% thin bright blue mixed with light surface etching. The magazine box retains about 80% blue turning brown around the edges. The upper and lower tangs retain about 95% blue and the hammer about 90% dull case colors. The buttplate is mostly silvered case colors. Wood is sound and retains about 60% bright original varnish overall. The bore has strong deep rifling, moderately pitted in the grooves. 4-50030 JR199 (2,500-3,500)

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
	970	$3,162.00	VERY EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 FLAT SIDE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-72. Standard grade rifle with 26” tapered round bbl, replacement Lyman front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has straight grained wood with black tipped schnable forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate. SN 602. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 70-75% dull original blue mixed with light chemical spotting. The receiver retains about 80% thin bright blue mixed with light surface etching. The magazine box retains about 80% blue turning brown around the edges. The upper and lower tangs retain about 95% blue and the hammer about 90% dull case colors. The buttplate is mostly silvered case colors. Wood is sound and retains about 60% bright original varnish overall. The bore has strong deep rifling, moderately pitted in the grooves. 4-50030 JR199 (2,500-3,500) 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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