GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER1886395845-90Cal. 45-90. Fine deluxe rifle with 26" replacement oct bbl, button magazine, half nickel front sight with screw, flat top V-notch rear sight & Lyman combination tang sight. Bottom flat of the bbl, above the forend cap has a tiny screw for an undetermined purpose. Mounted with about 2-3X flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & black insert serpentine grip buttstock that has crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. "2792" & "XX". Matching assembly no. is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Buttplate tang screw is a replacement. Top flat of bbl is marked with the very late 2-line address "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. U S A" with 2-patent dates. Caliber marking is on the top left flat over the chamber area and top flat along with the receiver ring have the Winchester "W P" proof, signifying that this rifle was returned for work at the factory after about 1905. It was probably at this time that the bbl was replaced and the wood refinished. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 98% orig factory blue. Receiver shows about 15-20% faded case colors with the balance turned silver. Left side of receiver has a large area of fine pitting. Lever & hammer are blued replacements, again probably at the time it was returned to the factory. Wood is sound and shows about all of a restored oil finish and freshened checkering. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Would make an outstanding Cowboy Action shooter. 52665-6 JRL (3,000-5,000)