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Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Takedown Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD
Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Takedown Rifle
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Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action Takedown Rifle, #15778, .32-40 cal., 26'' round barrel, blue finish, smooth straight walnut stock and forend, with standard front and rear sights. Mfg'd 1895. This antique Winchester rifle remains in fine+ condition retaining approx. 93% original factory blue, with scattered scratches and some thinning to barrel. Mag tube with losses in action areas; frame with edgewear at wide point of receiver extension and some minor flaking along top edge, both sides with light scratching. Case colors to lever and hammer are almost completely present. Stock has never been sanded and fits proud to both upper and lower tang, as well as buttplate area. Buttstock shows lovely feathered effect as grain has raised slightly over time; several small scratches and light knackering near comb are present. Original forend of somewhat nicer figured wood shows moderate impressions as well. Buttplate has mostly silvered out except for the tang, with scattered dark spotting along the edges. Magazine tube ring is missing its drift pin. Crisp action, mirror bright bore. Est.: $4,000-$6,000. (Antique)