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LOT 3046
Outstanding Signed Embellished Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle with Gold Inlaid Borders and Relief Carved Deluxe Walnut Stock and Forend in Desirable .44 WCF - Serial no. 145569, 44 WCF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. This is a superb example of a
highly custom embellished lever action rifle. This fabulous rifle was originally manufactured in 1900, subsequently custom embellished, and features a full octagon barrel, a pistol grip stock, and a beautiful rust blued metal finish and a color casehardened hammer, loading lever and crescent buttplate.
In addition, the rifle features two beautiful deep relief game scenes on each side of the receiver surrounded with excellent fine English scroll engraving with a geometric border that also includes extensive gold filled wire borders and a platinum wire border around the game scene on the underside of the receiver. The game scenes are all “deep relief” cut and masterfully executed throughout. This rifle is actually pictured in the book “Winchester Highly Finished Arms” on pages 5 and 6. The game scenes depicted are actually copies of the original Winchester number 3 pattern with a “B” style of hand carving and fine line checkering on the stock and forend. The rifle is signed “JOHN K. PEASE ENGR. On the lower tang. The left side of the receiver shows three elks. A large dahl sheep standing on top of a mountain
is on the right side, and a large bull moose is on the underside. The fine scroll engraving is also on the muzzle and breech end of the barrel, underside of the receiver, sides of the forend cap, sides of the cocking lever and heel and toe area of the buttplate. The engraving covers approximately 75% of the rifle’s metal surface. The intricate and detailed gold wire inlays are found on the rear of the forend cap, the front edge of the receiver, both sides (the flats) of the receiver and on the heel of the buttplate. Additionally, the muzzle end of the barrel and the moose scene on the underside of the receiver all have the platinum wire inlay borders. It is fitted with an extra fancy, deluxe pistol grip walnut stock
and forend beautifully hand carved in the Winchester “B” style noted above. The wood has been highly hand polished and varnished. The top of the barrel has been roll marked with the two-line factory
style markings of: “-MANUFACTURED BY THE/-WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A.-”, and the caliber marking “44 W.C.F.” is stamped in front of the receiver. The upper tang is marked “MODEL 1892/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK-” . The rifle is accompanied by a “Winchester Highly Finished Arms” catalog by Doug Turnbull Restoration.