August 11, 12, & 13, 2020 Field & Range Firearms
Third Model rifle with serial number applied June 3, 1892 in desirable .22 Short Rimfire chambering. 24" octagon barrel marked "22 SHORT" with sporting sights and full length removable tube magazine. Polished blued receiver without loading gate. Elevator engraved in script "22 CAL.". Case hardened lever and hammer. Plain 2-piece walnut stocks with blued steel nose cap and case hardened rifle butt plate. Included factory research confirms options. CONDITION: Overall very good as expertly restored. Barrel retains nearly all of its reapplied blue with some silvering at the muzzle. Most of the bright receiver blue is also retained, broken in along the high edges. Strong case colors, starting to fade. Stocks have been lightly cleaned with scattered impressions and a larger nick in the forend. Unusually nice, bright bore displaying strong rifling. Fine mechanics. A very attractively restored, desirable low production rimfire Winchester.
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