GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18862890340-65Cal 40-65. Early deluxe '86 with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, sporting front sight, missing its bead and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with about "XX" fancy grain American walnut with "H" style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with ebony inlay & smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the assembly number "890", "XX" & an "S". Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock and partially in the inside toe of buttplate along with an "S". This rifle was produced in about 1889 when the west was still very wild with outlaws & Indians and carrying a firearm was expected. Rifles of that era usually saw very hard service on horseback or in a wagon box under very adverse conditions usually with limited or no maintenance. It is very likely that this rifle belonged to a westerner who used it on a regular basis. CONDITION: About good, all matching. Bbl retains about 70% of a plummy blue/brown patina with strong blue in sheltered areas. Magazine tube retains about 80% thinning orig blue turning a little plum. Receiver, lever & buttplate are a mottled silver/brown patina. Hammer retains traces of case colors. Top tang screw is missing as is the tang sight plug screw. Wood is sound with numerous light nicks & scratches. Buttstock retains about 70% orig varnish with the balance stained dark from handling. Forearm retains traces of orig finish being mostly dark stain. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some light orange peel pitting. 51165-3 JRL (3,500-5,500)