GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 TAKE-DOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER189214107232 WCF (32-20)IVORYCal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4" oct bbl, half-magazine, take-down with "certifiable antique ivory" bead combination front sight, slot blank in rear seat and Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured, uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Bottom of stock has a filled hole, probably from an old sling swivel. Accompanied by a fine period, green felt lined, brown canvas & leather take-down case with brass lock. Also accompanied by a Cody Firearm''s Museum letter which identifies this rifle in Cal. 32 with oct bbl, plain trigger, Lyman rear & combination sights, 1/2 magazine, rubber shotgun butt and take-down received in the warehouse Oct 3, 1900 and shipped same day to Order Number 72782. Although this rifle wasn''t shipped until 1900, it appears to have been made in about 1896 and would have been someone''s small game or home protection rifle. Rifles in this Cal. were generally not highly regarded as law enforcement or big game rifles and usually were relegated to ladies or boys rifles where they most often saw hard service with relatively little or no maintenance. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of surface discoloration. Forend cap retains about 70% orig blue and the bbl extension about 60% dull blue with a cleaned area. Receiver retains about 85% orig blue with sharp edge wear and some thinning on the raised front edges and bottom with light flaking on the sides. Hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on top edge. Lever retains faded case colors in the most sheltered areas with the balance a light silver/grey patina. Wood is sound with a few light nicks and retains strong, lightly sanded dull orig finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. Case is extremely fine. Lightly faded on the exterior, bright and clean inside with one small damage from the receiver. 49970-6 JR82 (3,000-5,000)