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3rd Model Winchester 1890 Pump Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:6,500.00 USD Estimated At:NA
3rd Model Winchester 1890 Pump Action Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
3rd Model Winchester 1890 Pump Action Rifle, with hard-to-find original Winchester shipping crate and still sealed cleaning kit, #360278, .22 Short cal., 24'' octagon barrel, blue finish, straight walnut stock with grooved forend, steel buttplate, dovetailed blade front sight marked ''Pat. Nov. 4.1902'', notched rear sight marked ''Pat. Jan. 29.1901'', and a Lyman tang peep sight. Cleaning kit is sealed in cloth pouch. Two-piece wood crate with the end marked in red with a large ''W'' and ''Reg. in U.S. Pat. Office and throughout the World'', as well as in larger black letters ''.22 Winchester Trademark Rimfire Model 1890''. The lid is marked in red ''WINCHESTER / trademark / Made in U.S.A.'' Mfg'd 1908. Condition is very good overall retaining approx. 90% blue with the majority of the thinning and loss being to the mag tube, as well as top right edge of the receiver and right side barrel flat approx. 8'' back from muzzle. Metal surfaces with scattered pinprick oxidation. Forend with some thinning to finish; stock with normal fine surface dents and fine scratches from age and use. Action is excellent, bore is very good with general frosting. Crate with clear markings and remains well preserved for its age; there is one small sliver missing to upper corner of one side panel. Would make a great Winchester display piece. Est.: $6,500-$8,000. (C&R)