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SCARCE 1ST YEAR PRODUCTION FIRST TYPE WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL 1894 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
SCARCE 1ST YEAR PRODUCTION FIRST TYPE WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL 1894 SADDLE RING CARBINE.
SN 1297. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade carbine with 20" bbl, full mag, square base front sight and a replacement 2000 yd carbine ladder rear sight. Left side receiver has stud and ring. Receiver is 1st type with exposed cartridge guide screw heads. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate. Wood is probably a more modern replacement. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum worksheet which identifies this carbine, as found, and shows that it was serialized Dec 17, 1894, received in warehouse Dec 26, 1894 and shipped Feb 1, 1895. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall wood and metal retain most of what is probably a factory restored finish. Lever and hammer retain bright case colors on sides, faded on outer faces. Buttplate is a gray brown patina. Wood is sound with a couple of tack holes in the comb, a few very light storage scratches and retains about all of its restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, dark and pitted in grooves. 4-44405 JR67