GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
RARE SPECIAL ORDER CONRAD ULRICH ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LIGHTWEIGHT EXTRA FINE CONDITION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1894 157393 32-40 MODERN; C&R; ESA Cal. 32-40. Beautiful engraved '94 with 24-1/4" oct to rnd extra-light bbl with pedestal mounted King, mirrored, red ivory bead front sight, flat top rear sight and a locking Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with very highly figured flame grain American walnut with "H" style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is stamped with the assembly number "15845", "XX" and "OFR". The matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock along with "94". Receiver is beautifully engraved by Conrad Ulrich in style "9" with the rnd vignette of a running whitetail buck in a field scene on left side and the vignette of a standing whitetail buck in a field scene on the right side, all surrounded by light patterns of foliate arabesque engraving and snake & dot borders. Top & bottom of receiver, top tang & forend cap are engraved to match. Engraving patterns extend over all the exposed flats of bbl over chamber area. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter and a copy of the shipping record which identify this rifle in caliber 32-40 with 24" nickel steel extra-light, half oct bbl, half magazine, checkered stock with pistol grip and shotgun butt with rubber buttplate, sporting rear, Lyman front & flattop sights, shotgun butt with rubber buttplate and oil finish, received in warehouse Nov. 25, 1903 and shipped Nov. 27, 1903 to Order #204134. Factory letter also states "Engraved $4.00, Style 9" confirming factory ordered engraving. PROVENANCE: Ex-Wes Adams Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with a couple of small cleaned spots on upper rnd section which shows spots of pinprick pitting. Octagonal section has light sharp edge wear; receiver retains 95-97% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear, some minor pinpricks of pitting on left side and thinning to the top rear edges, turned a little plum; hammer retains bright case colors, moderately faded on top edge; sides of lever & sheltered areas retain bright case colors, faded on outer faces; wood is sound with a very few, very minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of its strong orig oil finish. Sights also matching, extremely fine condition with finish in front. King patented sight retains "certifiable antique ivory" red dyed bead. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 50412-4 JR443 (40,000-60,000)