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*RARE DELUXE EXTRA-LIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:8,750.00 USD Estimated At:17,500.00 - 27,500.00 USD
*RARE DELUXE EXTRA-LIGHT TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION SHORT RIFLE.
Please Note (3/1/13): A) Cataloger states buttplate is not numbered, this is only a fact, most were not numbered. B) Cataloger states oil finish and later he states varnished. Catalog should read oil finish and has over the years been re-oiled. SN 261634. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Beautiful deluxe '94 with rare 22" extra-light rnd bbl, full magazine, extra-tall Lyman ivory bead, pedestal mounted front sight, 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight. Mounted with about 2X American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number "21222" and "XO". Matching assembly number is also found on rear face of buttstock, under the buttplate. Buttplate is not numbered, however given the near perfect fit and matching finish, there is little doubt that this is the orig buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter that identifies this rifle in caliber 30, takedown, 22" extra-light rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered oil finish pistol grip stock with Lyman semi-Jack sight, received in warehouse Aug. 4, 1906 and shipped two days later to Order #62548. Also accompanied by a copy of the shipping record for this rifle. Short rifles are very rare to begin with, deluxe versions are even more rare and the extra-light edition such as this is extremely rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% crisp orig blue with a couple of minor, tiny nicks; takedown ring retains about all of its strong orig blue, slightly thinned on the bottom; receiver retains 96-97% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear, some minor candy striping and a couple of spots of flaking on right side; floor plate retains about 70% orig blue with the balance flaked to a medium patina; lever & hammer retain moderately faded case colors, turned silver on top edge of hammer & outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches showing moderate wear on the forearm which has also been lightly restored. Buttstock retains about all of its fine orig varnish that has been lightly cleaned. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; shows very little, if any use. 4-47769 JR327