GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
LATE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1894 857875 38-55 MODERN Cal. 38-55. Fine late deluxe rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, standard front sight with screw, flat top rear sight & locking Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with 2-3X American walnut, H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number "7321", which number is also found on rear face of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1919, just post-WWI. Rifles of that era were generally used for sustenance hunting, however on the American frontier they were used not only for hunting but self protection. The frontier was still fairly wild with raids across the border from Mexico and general rustling & outlawry. By the time this rifle was produced, there were very few being ordered with deluxe features such as found here and of those few survive today. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl, magazine and forend cap retain virtually all of their strong orig factory blue. Receiver retains about 93-95% crisp orig blue with losses from faint sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light flaking. Hammer, lever & loading gate retain most of their orig blue. Buttplate retains about 92-93% strong orig blue. There is a small crack in the wrist at the receiver on the left side, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and the buttstock retains most of a thin, added finish over orig finish. Forearm retains most of its orig finish with a series of small gouges showing hand wear over the carry point. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 49059-45 JR (8,000-12,000)