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FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
SN 120850. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead hunting front sight, Lyman 2-leaf Model 6A folding rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with extremely beautiful, highly figured, 2-3X, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Rear face of buttstock has the assembly number "12104" and "94" with a large "T". Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of the buttplate. The upper & lower tangs under the wood are without assembly numbers. The buttstock has an internal crack in the wrist and has a large chip detached inside the wrist which does not show outside and is still present. Information found in the Cody Firearms Museum identifies this rifle as having been serialized Aug 14, 1901, received in warehouse Sept 27, 1901 and shipped the next day to order # 112520. It is identified with oct bbl, plain trigger, fancy stock and take down. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig blue with a few sharp edge nicks, faint sharp edge wear and a few small scattered spots of pinprick pitting around the muzzle; forend cap & takedown ring retain most of their orig blue, lightly thinned on the takedown ring; receiver retains 85-90% orig blue, strong on sides with light flaking & candy striping with wear over top rear edge and thinning on the bottom; floorplate retains 65-70% orig blue with the balance flaked; hammer retains strong darkening case colors with wear on left side; lever retains bright case colors on sides and in sheltered areas, turned silver on part of the outer faces; buttplate has turned silver. Stock has the aforementioned crack and internal chip, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and the buttstock retains 97-98% crisp, orig piano varnish finish; forearm is also sound and retains about 75% bright piano varnish finish showing wear only about the carry point. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-47175