GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18864920245-90Cal 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 45-90 with oct bbl, plain trigger. Received in the warehouse November 18, 1890 and shipped April 18, 1891 with 7 other Models 1886 to order number 34141. Also accompanied by a full orig box of Winchester 45-90-300 ammunition. Box has a green & black label with square corners and has patent date of Dec 14 1886. Ammunition is original with soft point bullets. Given the large order it seems likely that these rifles were ordered for a ranch, mine, bank or rail security. In either case they would have seen hard service probably with limited maintenance. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with sharp edge & muzzle end wear. Magazine tube retains about 90% orig finish turning dull & plum colored. Receiver retains about 60-70% orig case colors, strong on the sides turned silver on the belly. Hammer retains bright case colors and the lever fading case colors on the sides turned silver elsewhere. Forend cap retains smoky case colors and the buttplate has turned silver. Wood is sound with numerous light nicks & scratches and shows a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. Box has 3 open edges and shows worn edges with moderate staining and some minor losses to the label. Ammunition is crisp & clean showing light oxidation. 51570-3 JRL (4,000-7,000)