GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18868347145-70Cal. 45-70. Fine deluxe '86 with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and "1886" marked reproduction ladder rear sight. Receiver has single set trigger. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with assembly number "943" and "XX". Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 45-70 with oct bbl, set trigger and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse August 22, 1893 and shipped the next day to order # 22577. This rifle was produced in 1893 and was undoubtedly someone's prized hunting rifle. Given that exposure to the ultraviolet rays of sunlight causes case colors to rapidly fade, it seems very likely that this rifle saw very little outside activity. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue; forend cap retains smoky case colors; receiver retains 93-95% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere, stronger on left side, turning silver on bottom; hammer retains bright to brilliant case colors turned silver on top edge; lever retains brilliant case colors on sides and trigger bow with outer face of finger loop turned silver; buttplate retains 80-85% original case colors, brilliant on tang, fading on the face. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig bright piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 51688-4 JRL (20,000-35,000)