GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 41527 40-82 Cal. 40-82. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. This rifle was produced about 1890 when the west was still pretty wild with outlaws & indians requiring self defense arms as well as for hunting. These rifles were a daily used tool, usually seeing hard service, frequently with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 95-96% strong orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear. Receiver retains about 70% orig case colors, moderately faded, stronger on the sides, showing wear on the bottom at the carry point. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors turned dark and the lever, strong case colors on the sides and sheltered areas, faded to silver on trigger bow and loop. Forend cap retains about 60% faded case colors and the buttplate shows silvered case colors mixed with brown patina. Stock has a long narrow gouge on left side with normal nicks & dings, otherwise wood is sound with the buttstock retaining about 90% orig finish and the forearm about 60%, showing wear on the rear 1/3. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore shows very little use, only poor storage, should show much better with careful cleaning. 49432-14 JR (5,000-8,000)