GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
FINE SPECIAL ORDERED CASE COLORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18864803045-70Cal. 45-70. Standard grade rifle with scarce special order 28" oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 1886 marked ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight grip and crescent buttplate. This rifle was produced about 1890 in an era where business was still being conducted from the back of a horse or wagon and a rifle was a daily working tool. Standard grade rifles were affordable by the average working man and usually were exposed daily to extreme harsh conditions, often with little maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains 90-92% strong orig blue showing sharp edge and muzzle end wear with a few minor nicks & scratches. Magazine tube retains 88-90% blue turning a little plum on the outer radius. Receiver retains about 60% fading case colors, a little stronger in sheltered areas, having turned silver over the top & bottom edges. Hammer retains strong case colors on the sides, turned silver on the spur. Lever retains strong case colors in the most sheltered areas, being mostly faded to silver. Stock has a grain check in the right side which aligns with the recess under the buttplate. Forearm has a ding on the right side bbl channel with a few nicks & scratches elsewhere on the wood with the buttstock retaining about 80% orig finish and the forearm a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 52665-13 JRL (7,500-8,500)