GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 129387 45-70 MODERN; IVORY Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with 26" special order oct to rnd bbl, half-magazine, take-down with Lyman "certifiable antique ivory" bead hunting front sight and a scarce ungraduated rifle ladder rear sight with a Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver has close-coupled double-set triggers. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate that has the unusual feature of a trap. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling eyes. Accompanied by a Cody Fires Museum letter which identifies this rifle cal 45-70 with 1/2 oct bbl, set trigger, Lyman hunting front and rear sights, 1/2 magazine, take down, nickle steal, rod & butt, received in warehouse September 21, 1905 and shipped next day to order No. 26034. Rifles of this configuration were favorites with the American hunter well into the mid-20th Century, especially in the North Woods, Rocky Mountains, Northwest Territories and Alaska. They frequently show heavy, hard use, having been exposed to inclement weather, often with little or no maintenance. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 80% strong orig blue with a large hand print of blood pitting over top 3 flats in the bbl address area. Magazine tube retains most of its orig blue with the take-down cap & lever grey/blue patina. Bbl extension is a blue/brown patina. Receiver retains about 60% orig blue, strong in the sheltered areas, thin elsewhere; turned brown over the top and silver on the bottom. Lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Wood is sound with nicks, dings & scratches, a couple of small gouges on the wrist with the buttstock retaining about 90% orig varnish and the forearm a hand worn patina. Set triggers need adjusting, otherwise mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 49969-1 JR63 (3,500-5,000)