GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
FINE DELUXE 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18867025838-56Cal. 38-56. Beautiful deluxe '86 with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman sporting front sight with bead missing and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top flat of bbl has standard 2-line Winchester address with caliber marking over the chamber area. Top tang is marked "MODEL 1886". Mounted with very nicely figured, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert, serpentine grip buttstock and crescent buttplate without trap. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly no. "355" & "XX". Matching assembly no. is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. Bottom of forearm, at the receiver has the hand carved date "1893". This rifle was produced in the 1892-1893 period and was probably someones prized hunting rifle. Firearms of that era most often saw hard service, frequently under harsh conditions, sometimes with little or no maintenance. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig blue, showing only sharp edge wear, a couple of small scratches & dings with some minor thinning on bottom of magazine tube. Receiver retains about 70% orig case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere and turned silver on the belly. Belly of the receiver still shows most of the "2nd coat lines". Top & bottom tangs retain strong case colors. Hammer retains bright case colors, turned silver on the spur. Lever retains lightly to moderately faded case colors, brilliant in sheltered areas, turning silver on outer faces. Buttplate & forend cap have mostly turned silver with smoky colors showing through. Wood is sound with some heat pimpling on the right side of buttstock with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its strong, orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 53158-2 JRL (12,500-17,500)