*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION MUSKET.

SN 674935. Cal. .25-20. Very rare musket with 30″ rnd bbl, full magazine, square base front sight/bayonet lug and 900 yard musket ladder rear sight. Bbl has standard roll markings between rear sight & rear band and caliber marking left side of chamber area. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has three Model 1873 style heavy bands and straight stock with carbine/musket buttplate. Bottom of stock & middle band have sling wires. Receiver has very rare (for a musket) close-coupled double-set triggers. This exact musket is pictured on p. 387 of the 1985 edition of The Winchester Book, Madis, with credit to the Dr. Mason W. Wolf Collection. The caption to this picture in the book states that the rear sight is graduated for the .25-20 cartridge ballistics. Although this musket was light and handled well, Winchester was never able to generate U.S. Government contracts, although fairly large numbers were sold to foreign governments. A number of muskets were sold in the U.S. for bank & mine guard arms. Regardless, Model 1892 muskets are rare, double-set triggers on a musket are extremely rare and combined with caliber .25-20, makes this an exceedingly rare musket. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains traces of blue in sheltered areas, being mostly a smooth plummy brown patina. Wood is sound with nicks, dings & light bruises and retains strong orig oil finish on buttstock and 60-70% orig finish on forearm, showing wear between the receiver & rear band. Hammer will not catch in safety or half-cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine. Worn bore, dark in the grooves. 4-54779 JR276 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1245

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1245	$7,670.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION MUSKET. SN 674935. Cal. .25-20. Very rare musket with 30″ rnd bbl, full magazine, square base front sight/bayonet lug and 900 yard musket ladder rear sight. Bbl has standard roll markings between rear sight & rear band and caliber marking left side of chamber area. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has three Model 1873 style heavy bands and straight stock with carbine/musket buttplate. Bottom of stock & middle band have sling wires. Receiver has very rare (for a musket) close-coupled double-set triggers. This exact musket is pictured on p. 387 of the 1985 edition of The Winchester Book, Madis, with credit to the Dr. Mason W. Wolf Collection. The caption to this picture in the book states that the rear sight is graduated for the .25-20 cartridge ballistics. Although this musket was light and handled well, Winchester was never able to generate U.S. Government contracts, although fairly large numbers were sold to foreign governments. A number of muskets were sold in the U.S. for bank & mine guard arms. Regardless, Model 1892 muskets are rare, double-set triggers on a musket are extremely rare and combined with caliber .25-20, makes this an exceedingly rare musket. CONDITION: Very good. Overall retains traces of blue in sheltered areas, being mostly a smooth plummy brown patina. Wood is sound with nicks, dings & light bruises and retains strong orig oil finish on buttstock and 60-70% orig finish on forearm, showing wear between the receiver & rear band. Hammer will not catch in safety or half-cock notches, otherwise mechanics are fine. Worn bore, dark in the grooves. 4-54779 JR276 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1245 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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*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION MUSKET.