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LOT 1040
Desirable Antique Special Order Winchester Model 1894 Lever Action
Rifle - Serial no. 119448, 32-40 cal., 26 inch part octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Per the Madis serial number data
published by Winchester, this rifle is legally an antique. The Winchester Collectors Association indicates the rifle was manufactured in 1901. It
has special order features (button magazine, half octagon barrel and checkered plastic shotgun buttplate). Dovetail German silver blade front and elevation adjustable rear sights
on a barrel marked with the two-line address ahead of the rear sight and “32-40” at the breech. The upper tang is marked “MODEL 1894/-WINCHESTER-/PAT AUG 21 1894.” The
serial number is on the underside of the frame. Casehardened hammer and lever and the remaining surfaces are blue. Mounted on a smooth forearm and straight grip stock.
CONDITION: Very fine. The rifle retains 80% original blue finish showing thinning to a brown. There are a few patches of minor pitting. The hammer and lever retain 60% original case colors. The wood is fine
with a few long scratches and some minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 1041
Fine Antique Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle
- Serial no. 283709B, 44 WCF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1888, the
Winchester Model 1873 is known as one of the guns that “won the west” and was popularly paired with a Colt
Single Action Army revolver in the same caliber. This Model 1873 is a third model, with the integral dust cover rail and
dust cover with gripping serrations at the rear. The top of the barrel is marked with the two-line address/King’s patent marking, and the
caliber marking is on both the upper flat of the barrel at the breech and on the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The serial number is on the lower tang and the model designation is on
the upper tang. The initials “R.P.B.” are hand carved on the left of the forearm and the stock wrist. It is fitted with a German silver blade front sight and an elevation adjustable buckhorn rear sight.
It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a trapdoor crescent buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 50% plus of the original blue finish, faint traces of the original case colors, and 25% of the original nitre blue on the loading gate with the balance having thinned to mostly a grey
patina and some scattered light scratches and dings. The reoiled wood is very good with carved initials (mentioned above), some scattered minor handling marks, and light wear. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 1043
Antique Winchester
Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle - Serial no. 31980, 38 WCF cal., 24 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1894, this is a fine example of an antique Winchester Model 1892 rifle.
The top of the barrel is marked with the two-line Winchester address and the caliber marking at the breech. The
upper tang is marked with the three-line model, trademark, and patent information, and the serial number is marked on
the bottom of the receiver. It is fitted with a standard set of “sporting sights” including a German silver blade front and elevation adjustable
buckhorn rear. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 60% of the original blue finish, 30% of the original case colors, and 25% of the original nitre blue on the loading gate with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey
patina and some evidence of protective varnish. The wood is also fine with numerous scattered minor dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,250
LOT 1044
Antique Special Order Winchester Second Model Model 1873
Lever Action Rifle with 28 Inch Barrel - Serial no. 62095, 38 WCF cal., 28 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1880, this late second
Model 1873 has the dust cover guide retained with two screws and the dust cover with grip serrations at the rear. This specific rifle was special ordered with an extra length 28
inch barrel, set trigger, and a smooth shotgun buttplate. According to noted Winchester historian and author George Madis, approximately one out of every 600 Model 1873s was
ordered with a longer than standard barrel, one out of every 600 with a non-standard buttplate, and one out of every 26 with a set trigger. The left side of the lower tang had a four digit
assembly number scored out at the factory and restamped with “281”, which is repeated faintly in the stock inlet and inside the buttplate. The top barrel flat is marked with the two-line address and King’s
patent marking as well as the caliber marking at the breech, which is repeated on the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The upper tang is marked with the model and the serial number is on the lower tang. It is
fitted with a blade front sight (blade is a period replacement, base original), an elevation adjustable buckhorn rear sight, and the upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a peep sight with filler screws in place. It is
mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a smooth shotgun buttplate.
CONDITION: Very good, retains 30% plus of the original blue finish, faint traces of the original case colors on the hammer and lever, and strong traces of
the original nitre blue on the loading gate with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina with a few scattered small patches of light
pitting. Mechanically functions fine, although the set trigger does not engage.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 1042
Antique Special Order Winchester Model 1886 Extra Lightweight Lever Action Rifle
in .45-70 W.C.F. with Factory Letter - Serial no. 117015, 45-70 WCF cal., 22 inch round
bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1898, this is a desirable example of a special ordered Winchester Model 1886 extra
lightweight rifle in an interesting configuration. The standard configuration of the extra lightweight variant of the ‘86 was a 22 inch tapered barrel, half magazine, .45-70 W.C.F.
caliber, and a hard rubber shotgun buttplate. While this example has many of those features, it was ordered with a full length magazine and also happens to be an antique.
The included factory letter lists the serial number application date as 2 May 1898 and lists the rifle in .45-70 caliber with a 22 inch round barrel, plain trigger, full magazine, and a rubber
shotgun buttplate, as well as “Winchester High Velocity” and “Extra Light” when received at the warehouse on 14 November 1903 (five years later) and shipped on 16 November 1903 in order number
201256. The barrel has the standard two-line address and caliber marking on top, while the nickel steel marking is to the left of the rear sight. The upper tang has the model marking, while the two-line
patent dates and serial number are on the lower tang. It is fitted with a Lyman beaded blade front sight and an elevation adjustable notch rear sight. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and
straight grip stock with a checkered Winchester hard rubber buttplate, as well as the correct “extra light” hollow in the buttstock under the buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 60% of the original blue finish and some faint traces of original case colors on the lever and hammer, with the balance mostly a smooth grey patina in the form of
mild handling wear. The refinished wood is also fine with a few scattered light handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
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