GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18865392845-90Cal 45-90. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain front sight with nickel silver blade, slot blank in the rear seat and a Lyman number 45 receiver sight with windage adjustment and duplex aperature. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Top of the comb has 3 cut marks apparently for something taken with this rifle, whether it be Indians, outlaws or simply wild game is lost to history. Rifles such as this were a working mans tool and usually saw extreme hard service. This rifle was produced about 1891 and likely was someone's prized hunting rifle and/or a home defense weapon. It also could have been a lawman's or outlaw's companion. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 90% strong orig blue showing light sharp edge wear and muzzle end wear with a couple of small chemical spots on the magazine tube. Receiver retains 65-70% orig case colors, bright on the left side fading on the right side, stronger in sheltered areas and turned silver on the belly. Hammer retains bright case colors on the sides & near edge. Lever retains traces of faded case colors. Buttplate & forend cap have turned silver. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches with the buttstock retaining about 50-60% orig finish and the forearm a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 51165-4 JRL (3,500-5,500)