GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 133760 33 WCF MODERN; C&R; IVORY Cal. 33 WCF. Late deluxe rifle with 24" lightweight tapered rnd bbl, half magazine, pedestal mounted "certifiable antique ivory" bead hunting front sight and flat top sporting rear sight. Receiver is takedown style. Mounted with about 2X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with matching grain, "H" style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester trademark embossed hard rubber buttplate. Receiver has blued lever and hammer which is correct for this rifle. It was produced in 1904 right about the time that Winchester was transitioning from color case hardened to blued attachments. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number "857" and "XX". Matching assembly number is also found, quite unusually on the front face of the buttstock. Lower tang also has a over-struck assembly number. Rifles in this cal. were quiet popular with Northwoods hunters for big game such as elk, moose & bear and were especially popular in Alaska. PROVENANCE: Ex-Thomas W. Connally Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with a couple of small scratches on the bbl; receiver retains 97-98% bright orig blue with faint sharp edge wear, a small spot of flaking on the top right side and a few scattered pin pricks of surface rust; loading gate base is moderately flaked; bbl extension shows light flaking with a few small spots of rust. Wood is sound with a very few, very light nicks & scratches and retains most of its lightly cleaned oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 49269-1 JR13 (4,000-6,000)