EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 EXTRA HEAVY LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 52076. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 30″ extra heavy oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight with serrated edges. Receiver has single set trigger. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-90 with 30″ half oct extra heavy bbl, set trigger and sporting leaf sight; received in warehouse Feb. 7, 1891 and shipped Feb. 18, 1891 to Order #24273. Although standard grade 1886 rifles are not rare, those with extra length bbls and especially those with extra heavy bbls are exceedingly rare. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains a thin silver/brown patina with a couple of small scattered nicks; magazine tube is mostly a silver/blue patina with a cleaned area on the bottom and four spots of blood pitting; receiver retains traces of smoky case colors in sheltered areas having mostly turned silver; lever & hammer retain traces of dark case colors. Wood is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with good shine and scattered fine pitting. A truly rare rifle that likely would have seen frontier service. 4-47928 JR12 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1224

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1224	$16,100.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 EXTRA HEAVY LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 52076. Cal. 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 30″ extra heavy oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight with serrated edges. Receiver has single set trigger. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-90 with 30″ half oct extra heavy bbl, set trigger and sporting leaf sight; received in warehouse Feb. 7, 1891 and shipped Feb. 18, 1891 to Order #24273. Although standard grade 1886 rifles are not rare, those with extra length bbls and especially those with extra heavy bbls are exceedingly rare. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains a thin silver/brown patina with a couple of small scattered nicks; magazine tube is mostly a silver/blue patina with a cleaned area on the bottom and four spots of blood pitting; receiver retains traces of smoky case colors in sheltered areas having mostly turned silver; lever & hammer retain traces of dark case colors. Wood is sound with light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with good shine and scattered fine pitting. A truly rare rifle that likely would have seen frontier service. 4-47928 JR12 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1224 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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EXTREMELY RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 EXTRA HEAVY LEVER ACTION RIFLE.