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FINE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
FINE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
SN 71226. Cal. 45-90. Fine deluxe '86 with 26" oct bbl, full mag, gold bead Sheard front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with 2-3X, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly "535", "S" and "XX". Matching assembly number is also found inside top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 45-90 with oct bbl, plain trigger and checkered pistol grip buttstock with shotgun butt, received in the warehouse Nov 1, 1892 and shipped the next day to order number 8514. CONDITION: About very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 90-92% orig blue turning a little plum with sharp edge wear and a few fine, light scratches. Mag tube retains a smooth even plum blue patina with one small ding and a small area of old surface rust. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig case colors, moderately faded on sides at top edge, mostly faded to silver on bottom. Top tang retains moderately to heavily faded colors. Hammer and lever retain most of their orig case colors, moderately faded. Forend cap retains most orig colors mostly faded. Buttplate retains 60-65% thin orig blue. Stock has a chip back of top tang and a few, very minor, very scattered tiny nicks and scratches and retains most of its bright, orig piano varnish finish. Forearm is also sound, showing a little wear at the carry point, with some minor freshening of the checkering and overall retains 85-88% strong orig piano varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Rifle shows very little use. 4-47346 JR133