GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
Lot #2069:
WINCHESTER, 1894, 919676, 921599, 921693, 922591, 922764, 923214, 923861, 924107, 931147, 931279, 30 WCF, MODERN; C&R
MAGNIFICENT GROUP OF TEN PRE-WAR WINCHESTER 1894 SADDLE RING CARBINES IN ORIGINAL FACTORY CRATE. WINCHESTER 1894 919676, 921599, 921693, 922591, 922764, 923214, 923861, 924107, 931147, 931279 30 WCF MODERN; C&R (1923) Cal. 30 WCF. Standard carbines with 20" bbls, full magazines, square base front sights, carbine ladder rear sights with a stud & ring in each receiver. They are mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stocks and carbine buttplates. All ten carbines have their orig hang tags and have their orig short pieces of hemp string tied through the saddle rings to prevent saddle ring wear. This fantastic set of carbines is housed in its orig dovetailed pine wood crate with orig felt-lined dividers. The ends have orig stenciling with a large red "W" trademark. Top edge of one end of the crate, under the lid, has a small paper tag listing the SNs of all ten carbines. Accompanied by a custom built Plexiglas cover for the crate and end pieces to protect the crate and contents while being displayed. It has been speculated that these early 1920's vintage carbines were part of a post WWI U.S. Government effort to re-stocked their military arsenals and also stockpile civilian firearms. It is thought that this crate, along with 2 or three other known crates in this SN range, were part of that government stockpile. These government stockpiled civilian arms remained in storage until the outbreak of WWII when the United States shipped tens of thousands of government owned and donated civilian arms to England for the British Home Guard. The invasion of England never came to pass and when the war was over a large portion of the donated civilian arms were simply destroyed but those still in crates were shipped back to the U.S. and sold on the American market in the 1950s. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Carbines are all pristine new and unused, appearing to never have been cycled. Crate shows handling & storage nicks & dings with some wear on the bottom ends & edges and light to moderate soil. Stenciling on the ends of the crate is all clear and legible. Plexiglas cover is a little nicked & dinged but intact. 53091-73 MS (75,000-125,000)
WINCHESTER189492259130 WCFMODERN; C&Rx PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: x 53091-76 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189492276430 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-77 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189492321430 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-78 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189492386130 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-79 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189492410730 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x. 53091-80 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189493114730 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-81 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189493127930 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-82 MS (8,000-10,000)
WINCHESTER189492159930 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-74 MS (75,000-90,000)
WINCHESTER189492169330 WCFMODERN; C&Rx CONDITION: x 53091-75 MS (8,000-10,000)