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SCARCE ANTIQUE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
SCARCE ANTIQUE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LIGHT WEIGHT TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
SN 62292. Cal. 25-35. Beautiful and scarce deluxe '94 with 26" extra light, tapered rnd bbl with pedestal mounted sporting front sight, Marble's folding leaf rear sight & a locking Lyman tang sight. It has half magazine and is a takedown. Mounted with extremely beautiful burl & flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and capped pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of the lower tang is marked with assembly # "7484" which number is also found on the rear face of the buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. This is a fine second yr production deluxe 94 in a scarce configuration in an equally scarce caliber. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl, magazine tube & forend cap retain most of their bright orig factory blue with some thinning on the forend cap and a couple of small spots of wear and a scratch around the front sight. Takedown ring retains most of it's orig blue, slightly thinned on the bottom. Receiver retains 65-70% orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Bottom edges of the rifle and floorplate show thinning. Lever & hammer retain strong, bright case colors on the sides faded to silver on the outter faces. Buttplate retains smoky case colors. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright, shiny bore. 4-49014 JR158