GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER189214633125-20ESACal. 25-20. Beautiful deluxe '92 with 24-1/4" rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown with Lyman ivory bead hunting front and semi-buckhorn rear sights. Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock that has crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. "10429" & "XX". Rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate is marked with the matching assembly no., "92" and a "T". Inside toe of buttplate is also marked with matching assembly number. This rifle was produced in about 1897 and was likely someones prized hunting rifle. Rifles of these small calibers were most usually regarded as boys or ladies, small game or garden guns and usually saw very hard service, often with little or no maintenance. Few of these fine little rifles survive today. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with a few fine freckles of surface rust and a series of scratches on bottom of bbl from takedown lever. Magazine tube also retains about 95% orig blue with the cap a gray patina. Takedown extension retains traces of blue, being mostly a gray/brown patina. Receiver retains 70-75% orig blue, thin and turning brown over the top & bottom edges. Hammer retains dark case colors and the lever bright case colors in sheltered areas on the sides, turned silver elsewhere with light surface etching. Buttplate is silvered case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches with the buttstock showing 92-93% piano varnish finish and the forearm about 85% with wear at the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 52665-7 JRL (10,000-12,500)