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Antique Winchester M.1892 Lever Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD
Antique Winchester M.1892 Lever Action Rifle
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Antique Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle, #131151, .44 W.C.F. (.44-40) cal., 24'' octagonal barrel, standard open rifle sights, marked with maker's name and address on top and caliber at breech; full-length mag tube beneath; receiver has loop operating lever that opens breech for auto cartridge chambering-top ejection, marked ''Model 1892/Wincheste /Pat. Oct. 14, 1884'' on top tang and ser. no. at bottom front; oil-finished walnut forearm with steel nosecap and matching buttstock with steel crescent buttplate. Mfg'd ca. 1896, in full blued finish. Condition is good to very good as partially refinished. Barrel retains approx. 97% of what appears to be original blue, with sharp edges and markings; balance of the metal has been refinished in a later-style black-blue. Stocks are solid and smooth and virtually unmarked, having a later varnish finish that has flaking/losses to sides of buttstock. Action is crisp; bore is bright showing black-powder etching toward breech and sharp rifling. Est.: $800-$1,000. (Antique)*