GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 SADDLE RING CARBINE. WINCHESTER 1892 842522 25-20 MODERN; C&R Cal 25-20. Standard carbine with 20" bbl, full magazine with 1 band & forearm band, square base front sight with blued steel blade and 2000 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Bbl has standard late markings. Receiver has a staple & ring in the left side. Mounted with nicely figured gumwood with straight stock and carbine buttplate. This 1927 carbine has blued lever, hammer & buttplate. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% crisp, original factory blue with about 99% blue on the magazine band. Forearm band retains about 80-85% blue, mostly from flaking. Receiver retains about 92-93% glossy orig blue with the losses from slight sharp edge wear and a couple small spots of flaking with a few light scratches on the right side and a saddle ring halo on the left side. Lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig blue. Buttplate retains 97-98% orig blue showing wear only on the heel. Stock has a couple small nicks & dings with a deep scratch on the right side of wrist and another on the forearm from someone removing the forearm band, otherwise wood is sound and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. May not have ever been fired. 51762-3 JRL (3,000-5,000)