GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18868414845-90ESACal. 45-90. Fine deluxe rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight & Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver is color case hardened and has single set trigger. Mounted with about 2X flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & black insert, serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left rear side of forearm is crudely carved with the initials "P. J. D."Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. "894", an "S" and an "X". Left side of upper tang, under the wood is also marked with the matching assembly no. which is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. This rifle was produced in about 1894 and was likely someones prized hunting rifle. This caliber was certainly capable of taking any North American big game up to and including the great bears of Alaska and the Arctic. They usually saw fairly hard service and are rarely found with high orig finish, especially those with color case hardened features. The ultraviolet rays of sunshine rapidly fades these colors, turning them to silver. CONDITION: Good, all matching. Bbl retains about 80% orig blue with moderate pitting on the top flat with scattered spots of pitting on the top left flat. Magazine tube retains about 90-92% dull orig blue. Receiver shows 15-20% faded case colors with the balance turned silver. Top of the receiver ring & top of the bolt are also finely pitted. Lever & hammer show traces of faded case colors, stronger on the hammer. Buttplate & forend cap are gray patina. Stock has a hairline right side of wrist, otherwise wood is sound with usual handling & storage nicks & scratches and overall retains about 85-90% orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 52404-7 JRL (4,500-5,500)