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WINCHESTER 3/4 NICKEL 3RD MODEL 1890 PUMP RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
WINCHESTER 3/4 NICKEL 3RD MODEL 1890 PUMP  RIFLE.

Cal. 22 Short. S# 567448A. BBL. 24" octagon. Combination tang sight, M90 sporting rear & replacement globe front sights. Rare rifle with entirely nickel finished action, mag tube, rear sight & crescent buttplate. Only the bbl. is blued. Grooved forend & straight grip walnut stock. "Winchester For Over a Century, Volume 1" page IV-7 by Bill West states "Nickel plated rifles with tang sights were used by exhibition shooters. Called "Expert" rifles". Mfg. 1916. CONDITION:
Action, buttplate & rear sight retrain over 80% nickel. Mag tube & mag. bands show some nickel w/ main portion of fading to gray. Bbl blue has a lightly faded appearance with an area of pitting on top & right flats. Original wood finish shows wear, age related darkening scratches & marks. Lightly pitted bore retains intact rifling. (22-1856/DS). CURIO. $3000-4000.