GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 DELUXE RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1894 85784 30 WCF MODERN; C&R Cal. 30WCF. 26" half rnd half oct bbl with button magazine. Blue finish. Adjustable tang sight. Stocks are checkered at the wrist and forend and are made from high-grade crotch grain American walnut. Lower tang bares the assembly no 9582 and "XXX" denoting the quality of the wood. The buttstock sports a crescent buttplate. Accompanying this rifle is a Cody Firearms records office letter dated April 29, 2015 confirming all of the features of this rifle and showing shipment on April 28, 1900. PROVENANCE: Rick Hill Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl shows an even plumb-brown finish overall with some blue in protected areas. Sights are good. Bbl markings are sharp. Bore is bright with strong rifling. Receiver shows traces of orig blue in protected areas with the balance turning to a blue-gray patina. Tang markings and SN mark are sharp. Tang sight is very good. Stocks are very good, full sized, and retain much of the orig varnish finish. Checkering is sharp with a small dent on the left side of the wrist. Grip cap is very good. Buttplate is a silver patina, as is the forend cap. A very nice deluxe 94-rifle made in 1900 in a great configuration, from a renowned 94 collection. 51392-1 TEP (5,500-6,500)