GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE CAL 44-40.WINCHESTER189285469744 WCFMODERN; C&RCal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4" oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman sporting front sight and flat top rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, very nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. This rifle was produced about 1918 when hunting was still a way of life. This rifle very likely would have been intended for someones hunting rifle or possibly owned by a law enforcement officer. CONDITION: Extremely fine as partially refinished. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% crisp orig blue. Receiver retains about 98% crisp orig blue with some minor flaking and a scratch in the left side. Lever, hammer & buttplate also retain about 99% crisp orig blue with some minor spotting on the buttplate tang & heel. Forend cap retains about 93-95% crisp orig blue with the losses from flaking.Stocks retain virtually 100% of their expertly applied contemporary finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, . 52354-1 JRL (2,500-3,500)