GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
SCARCE EXTRA LIGHT WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 133572 33WCF MODERN; C&R Cal 33 WCF. Standard grade rifle with 24" tapered, rnd extra light bbl with a scarce feature of a full magazine. It has pedestal mounted Lyman front sight & altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This rifle is additionally unusual with the crescent buttplate. The 33 WCF cartridge utilized the large 50-110 case neck down to cal 33 which resulted in a formidable high velocity cartridge suitable for any North American big game including Moose, Elk & even the largest Bears. The resulting recoil of this large cartridge was equally formidable and shooting one with a crescent buttplate was tantamount to inviting a severely bruised shoulder and a bloody nose. Most of these rifles were sold with shotgun buttplates.Accompanied by a factory letter indicating that was shipped as Rifle 33 Cal, round barrel, plain trigger, full magazine, rifle butt and received in warehouse March 25, 1905 and shipped May 25 1905 to order number 11812. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 97-98% strong orig blue with a few small nicks on the left side and some slight discoloration on right side near the muzzle. Magazine tube retains about 98% orig blue with a few small nicks and some muzzle end wear. Receiver retains 93-95% orig blue, strong on the sides and over the top showing edge wear with a few small scratches and light thinning on the bottom front edge at the carry point. Hammer retains virtually all its orig case colors, turned a little dark. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides and in sheltered areas. Buttplate is a silver patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use nicks & scratches with the buttstock retaining 95-96% orig finish. Forearm retains about 90% orig finish showing wear on the bottom rear at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 51565-4 JRL (3,500-4,500)