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RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 BIG 50 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:3,750.00 USD Estimated At:7,500.00 - 12,500.00 USD
RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1886 BIG 50 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
SN 99763. Cal. 50 Ex. (50-110). Standard grade rifle with rare 30" oct bbl, full magazine, Jack front sight and 3-leaf platinum line express rear sight. Receiver also has the rare feature for a 50 caliber of dbl set triggers. Buttstock & forend cap have sling eyes. Mounted with about 2-3X uncheckered, center crotch, flame grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. 50 caliber 1886 rifles are rare to begin with but special order features such as the extra length bbl & dbl set triggers add substantially to the rarity. The crescent buttplate is also unusual on the Big 50, which are usually found with shotgun buttplate as the severe recoil was very uncomfortable to shoot with the crescent buttplate. PROVENANCE: Barnes Family Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 85% lightly cleaned orig blue with sharp edge wear, some blood pitting around the muzzle and a few spots down the bbl; magazine tube retains 88-90% orig blue, also with some blood pitting at the muzzle end and another spot by the magazine band; receiver retains strong case colors on left side having faded to silver on right side and belly; hammer retains strong case colors on left side & rear edge and the lever retains traces of case colors. The exceptional stock is sound with light handling & use nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory varnish; forearm has slightly shrunk, is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains most of a restored finish. Mechanics are fine, very bright shiny bore. Rifle shows very little use. 4-47650 JR255