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ANTIQUE WINCHESTER 1886 SEMI DELUXE LEVER ACTION

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
ANTIQUE WINCHESTER 1886 SEMI DELUXE LEVER ACTION
RIFLE W/ FACTORY LETTER. Cal. 45-90. S# 65318. Bbl. 26" half rnd. & half oct.. Fitted w/ new flip up rear & ivory bead front sights. Case hardened action fitted w/ single set trigger & Lyman tang sight. Pistol grip stock of lightly figured American walnut measures 13 1/8" over steel shotgun buttplate. Bottom of pistol grip is inlayed w/ ebony insert. All specifications match factory letter. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Cody Firearms Museum letter providing the following information "Type: Rifle / Caliber: 45/90 / Barrel Type: 1/2 Octagon / Trigger: Set / Plain wood stock with pistol grip / 1/2 Magazine / Shotgun butt / Received in warehouse on August 24, 1892 / Shipped from warehouse on August 25, 1892, Order number 4199". CONDITION: fair to good. Bbl. has traces of original blue under later application of cold blue, now brown. Action w/ traces of original case hardening color is mostly silver gray w/ a generous scattering of pitting. Stock w/ old oil refinish is stained black over epoxy repairs around action tangs. Good bore, shiny w/ scattered pitting. (01-17868/BT). ANTIQUE. $6,000-8,000.