GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 OBFM, TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE INSCRIBED "S.T. PETERS" ON BARREL FLAT AT BREECH.WINCHESTER18869605845-70C&RCal. 45-70, 26" bbl, blue finish straight grained walnut stocks with crescent buttplate and steel forend cap. Nickel silver front sight, ladder rear sight. "S.T. Peters" on bbl, possibly name of a past owner. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and magazine show a plum-brown patina with some slight roughness on magazine. Muzzle wear on bbl and some high point wear. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Sights are very good. Receiver retains a considerable amount of bright blue finish fading into plum patina with high point wear and some scratching. Loading gate retains strong traces of fire blue. Hammer and lever retain strong case colors in protected areas. Stocks are very good and full-sized. Stocks show mars and dents commensurate with age of rifle with a dark stain on left side of wrist. Buttplate retains traces of case color. Forend cap retains traces of blue. A very nice identified takedown M 86 rifle. 49598-3 TEP (2,500-4,000)