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SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 90 SOLID FRAME SLIDE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 3,900.00 USD
SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 90 SOLID FRAME SLIDE

ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22S. S# 3412. The 24 1/4" octagon bbl. is marked "MANUFACTURED BY THE" "WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A." on top flat in front of single leaf V-notch rear sight & w/ cal. at rear. Solid frame action w/ blued bolt has "Winchester" "Model 1890" on top tang. Bottom tang is marked "PAT. JUNE 26. 1888". S# is on bottom of action. Plain American walnut straight grip stock has crescent steel buttplate. Straight grooved forend. CONDITION: good. Bbl. & mag. tube retaining about 20% original blue, the balance smooth brown patina w/ silver hand worn highlights on edges. There are traces of blue on bolt. Action is mostly all smooth gray to brown. Bottom tang shows some considerable pitting. Stocks retain 30-40% original finish w/ a large number of marks & scratches. Bore is good, dark in grooves w/ rifling evident throughout. Mechanically good. (01-20939). CURIO. $3,000-3,900.