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WINCHESTER 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH RARE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD
WINCHESTER 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH RARE
CHECKERED STRAIGHT GRIP. Cal. 45-70. S# 106285. Bbl. 24" rnd. w/ dovetail blade front sight & dovetail adj. rear. Straight grip w/ recut checkering to orig factory configuration w/ Winchester black hard rubber buttplate. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Cody Firearms Museum letter providing the following information "Type: Rifle / Caliber: 45/70 / Barrel Type: Round / Barrel length: 24" / Light weight barrel / Trigger: Plain / Plain stock, checkered / Sights: Lyman hunting front and Flat-top sporting rear / 1/2 Magazine / Shotgun butt w/ rubber buttplate. Received in warehouse on August 15, 1895 / Shipped from warehouse on August 17, 1895, Order number 17633". CONDITION: bbl. retains additional blue w/ areas thinning from being carried. Mag. tube has original blue blending w/ brown patina. Receiver has faded to a silver patina w/ traces of original case coloring. Forend has original finish w/ minor nicks & dings. Buttstock has original finish w/ some minor scratches. Bore is dark w/ some scattered pits. (01-17873/BT). ANTIQUE. $4,500-6,500.