GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH SLING AND FACTORY LETTER.WINCHESTER188614557933 WCFMODERN; C&R; ESACal. 33 WCF. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24" tapered rnd bbl, half magazine, takedown with pedestal mounted Lyman ivory bead front sight and slightly altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with about 2X, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & capped pistol grip stock that has Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Bottom of the stock & forend cap have factory sling eyes with orig hooks and an orig Winchester double roller buckle leather sling. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. "775" & "XX". Matching assembly no. is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 33 with rnd bbl, plain trigger, half magazine, shotgun butt with rubber buttplate, sling & swivel, received in warehouse August 22, 1911 and shipped same day to order # 320608. This rifle was produced in 1911 and would most like have been a prized hunting rifle. This powerful caliber was very popular in the North woods, the Rocky Mountain region, Canada & Alaska and was certainly capable of taking the largest North American big game up to and including the great bears of Alaska and the Arctic. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 96-97% strong orig blue with one small area of light surface rust. Magazine tube & takedown cap retain about 96-98% strong orig blue. The takedown extension retains about 90-92% orig blue and the receiver about 88-90% strong, glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear and a small cleaned area on the top right edge. Right front side of the receiver has a series of light scratches, probably from the sling buckle. There is also a small dent in the front edge of the loading gate opening. Hammer retains bright case colors, turned gray on the spur. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides and in sheltered areas, turned silver/brown on the outer faces. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains about 96-97% strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 53158-5 JRL (5,000-7,000)