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WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
Cal. 25-20. S# 383682. Bbl. 24 1/4". Model 1892 lever action rifle mfg. by Winchester in 1907. Top flat of the octagonal bbl. is marked with Winchester's mfg. and patent information, with the cal. designation marked at the breech. Metal components exhibit traces of an older reapplied blue finish. Plain wood straight grip buttstock and forend have been sanded and revarnished at one time. Buttstock incurred a grievous break at one time, exhibiting an old repair at and around the wrist. Blade front sight, with period custom made ghost ring rear sight. CONDITION: metal components retain fair amounts of their reapplied blue finish, with the balance exhibiting a brown patina, with scattered spots of age related discoloration and pitting present overall. Dark pitted bore, exhibiting good to strong rifling throughout. Wood furniture shows some scattered marks and impressions from handling and storage, with the buttstock exhibiting what appears to be white paint on the left side. (24-2746/MLW). CURIO. $800-1,200.