GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER EXTRA LIGHT WEIGHT MODEL 1886 SEMI DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER1886136199A45-90MODERN; C&R; ESACal 45-90. Fine light weight '86 with 24" extra light tapered rnd bbl, 5-rd magazine, pedestal mounted Lyman ivory bead front sight & flat top rear sight. Mounted with straight grain American walnut that has I-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Left side of buttstock is inlaid with a small 1/2" compass. This rifle was produced about 1905 and almost certainly was a north woods hunting rifle for Moose & Bear. This cartridge was certainly capable of taking any North American big game up to and including the largest Bears. Those rifles of that era usually saw very hard service.Accompanied with factory letter indicating the following. Rifle, 45/90 24 inch barrel plain trigger checkered pistol grip checkered stock Lyman semi Jack sight front and rear 1/2 magazine Extra light shotgun butt. Received in warehouse April 7 1906 and shipped April 17 1906 to order number 47546. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 93-95% orig blue with a couple of thin spots showing wear over the chamber area carry point. Magazine tube retains about 98% orig blue. Receiver retains 88-90% orig blue, strong on the sides, thinning over the top and bottom. Hammer retains bright case colors and the lever bright case colors on the left side with the balance fading to silver. Buttstock has a few light nicks & scratches and a series of dings in left side of wrist otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its orig oil finish showing wear on the forearm at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 51565-2 JRL (4,000-7,000)