GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 SADDLE RING CARBINE.WINCHESTER18866766040-82Cal. 40-82. Standard grade carbine with 22" rnd bbl, full mag, square base front sight and 1886 marked carbine ladder rear sight. Bbl has standard Winchester markings with cal. marking over chamber area. Receiver is color case hardened with a stud and ring in the left side. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and smooth steel carbine buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly # "47" and a "C". Accompanied by a four page letter from the late renowned Winchester historian and author, George Madis, wherein he verifies the above information with numerous historical notes regarding this model of Winchester. Model 1886 carbines in and of themselves are scarce with, according to Mr. Madis, only one of every 200 Model 1886 firearms being a carbine. These carbines in cal. 40-82 are additionally scarce. This carbine was produced about 1892, and firearms of that era usually saw very hard service in saddle scabbards or wagon boxes and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Color case hardened examples with orig finish remaining are extremely rare. Exposure to the ultra-violet rays of sunlight quickly fades those colors. PROVENANCE: Dr. R. L. Moore Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl and mag tube retain about 95% strong orig blue and bbl bands about 50% orig blue. Receiver retains about 60% orig case colors with almost full coverage on the right side, which is moderately faded. Left side shows about 60-65% coverage, moderately faded but strong and bright around the rear 1/3. Hammer retains bright case colors and the lever faded case colors on sides, turned silver on the outer faces. Buttplate is a silver grey patina. Stock has several small chips and a couple slivers missing from the wrist area on each side of the top tang, otherwise wood is sound with light dings and scratches and retains a lightly cleaned hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore. 51742-6 JRL (15,000-17,000)