GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE, SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 SADDLE RING CARBINE.WINCHESTER1894150728.25-35MODERN; C&RCal. 25-35 Rare deluxe carbine with 20" round bbl, button magazine, square base front sight and three-leaf express rear sight. Left side of receiver has a stud and ring. Mounted with very nicely figured American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight grip with carbine buttplate. "No.1 finish", and half magazine, received in warehouse July 24, 1902, and shipped the next day. This carbine, produced in 1902, was during a time when the West was still a little wild and business was conducted from the back of a horse or wagon, and carrying a firearm was a way of life. Carbines of that era usually saw very hard service under harsh conditions most often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish. A special order carbine such as found here was probably owned by someone of some importance as it was somewhat more expensive than a standard carbine that the ordinary cowboy or farmer could afford. PROVENANCE: Accompanied by Winchester Factory Letter. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains 60-70% thinning orig blue, worn to bright metal over the forearm area. Receiver retains traces of blue being mostly a cleaned gray metal patina with vise marks on each side and a series of dings around the floorplate pin on each side from someone who didn''t know to remove the floorplate screw. Lever and hammer retain traces of faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches with the buttstock retaining most of a lightly added finish. Forearm retains about 60% finish showing wear on the carry points. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore, dark in the grooves. 49521-1 JR (3,500-5,500)