December 16, 17, & 18, 2025 Firearms & Militaria
Lot #2164:
(C) CASED WINCHESTER MODEL 1905 SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE INSCRIBED TO BONNIE PARKER.
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/17/2025
Per an included factory letter, this .35 rifle was received in the warehouse April 24, 1906, shipping out October 13 of the same year. The blued barrel has an added engraved band around the muzzle and is fitted with a Marbles No. 2 front sight and adjustable sporting rear. Tang is also mounted with a fold up lollipop aperture rear sight. Blued takedown receiver inscribed on the right at some point "BONNIE E. PARKER". Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born in 1910 in Texas and joined Clyde Barrow on their infamous early 1930s crime spree which was brought to an end in 1934 during a shootout with law enforcement led by Texas Ranger Frank Hamer where she and Clyde both lost their lives. Rifle is fitted with a standard walnut forend and early style straight grip stock with checkered hard rubber WRACO butt plate. It is accompanied by a factory style fitted hard sided case. CONDITION: Good. Strong portions of fading factory blue are retained mixing with a brown patina, scratching and freckling throughout. Forend has been cleaned, showing impressions throughout and a 6" split on the left side. Stock likewise has field impressions throughout. Very good, bright bore with light frosting. Fine mechanics. Case rates good with some losses to padding.
Item Dimensions: 29" x 9" x 4"