GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1886 85756 40-65 ESA Cal. 40-65. Standard grade rifle with 26" rnd bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is color case hardened. This rifle was produced about 1894 at a time when the daily use of a rifle was common place for hunting & self protection. Firearms of that era are rarely found today with high orig finish, especially those with color case hardening. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 93-95% strong orig blue, turning a little plummy brown on the muzzle end of the magazine tube. The receiver retains about 35-40% fading case colors, strong in sheltered areas, turned gray on the bottom with faded colors over the top. Hammer retains bright case colors, turned silver on the spur. Lever retains colors in sheltered areas, mostly turned brown. Buttplate & forend cap retain faded colors. Stock has a hairline crack back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and shows most of a high gloss refinish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 52665-12 JRL (3,500-5,000)