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LOT 3037
Excellent Winchester Model 90 Slide Action Rifle
in .22 Short - Serial no. 793606, 22 Short cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1928. Lyman beaded blade front and elevation adjustable notch rear sights,
eighth style barrel inscription, Winchester “WP” proofs on the barrel and receiver at the breech. Third
Model receiver with exposed locking lugs, standard markings on the upper tang, and matching
serial numbers on the lower tang and receiver. 12 groove slide handle and smooth pistol grip stock
with blue steel crescent buttplate.
CONDITION: Excellent with 97% plus bright original blue finish, lightly visible cycling
marks, and some small dings. The wood is also excellent with small scattered dings, with
slightly flaked mostly blue buttplate. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3036
Winchester Deluxe Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle with Unusual Cheekpiece
Deluxe Stock - Serial no. 436278A, 22 WRF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, highly
figured deluxe walnut stock. Manufactured in 1910 as a deluxe variation of Winchester’s Model 1890
in desirable .22 WRF. The rifle is fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and a elevation adjustable notch
rear sight on a barrel marked with the two-line address/patent dates marking followed by “-MOD. 1890-” and the caliber designation “22
W.R.F.” at the breech, all on the upper left flat. Winchester factory oval proof stamped on the barrel and receiver at the breech. The caliber designation “WRF”
is stamped on the front of the receiver. Highly figured deluxe 12-groove slide handle and checkered pistol grip stock featuring an unusual cheekpiece on left side, hard rubber
Winchester grip cap and a crescent steel buttplate.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% original blue finish with thinning to brown on the balance. The wood is very fine with a noticeable semi-circular vertical hairline crack that follows the
grain rear of cheekpiece, minimal handling marks. crisp checkering, and most of the semi-professionally refinished varnish remaining with some overlap to the metal.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 6,500 - 9,500
LOT 3038
Outstanding Quackenbush “Safety
Cartridge” Single Shot Rifle Inscribed to George Linde with Scarce Factory Box
- NSN, 22 S L LR cal., 22 inch round bbl., nickel finish, walnut stock. Manufactured c. 1893 into the 1920s,
these well-made “boys’ rifles” were produced in large numbers with few examples surviving in excellent
condition like this one. The rifles were invented by the industrialist Henry M. Quackenbush, whose manufacturing
firm produced multiple different products, including air rifles, lathes, and book and desk racks. These high quality little rifles
could be produced cheaply and were very versatile in that they could operate both as an air gun firing BBs ad as a firearm utilizing
various .22 RF cartridges. The left side of the frame has the three-line address and patent marking. The right has been period
engraved with the inscription “Geo. Linde”, who is believed to have been a well-known marksman/target shooter in the late 1800s
and early 1900s. It is fitted with a globe front sight and an elevation adjustable notch rear sight. It is mounted with a smooth straight
grip stock and a smooth nickeled buttplate. Includes a scarce factory picture box.
CONDITION: Excellent, retains 98% plus of the original nickel with a few scattered light handling marks, 90% plus of the original
nitre blue on small parts, and 90% of the vibrant original case colors on the breech block, with the balance a smooth grey patina.
The wood is also excellent with only the slightest handling marks. Mechanically excellent. The box is very good with a fair amount of
handling/storage wear, some tape and repairs, and most of the picture label remaining. One would search a long time to find a finer
example of a Quackenbush Safety Cartridge rifle!
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3039
Extremely Scarce Harrington & Richardson .22 Rimfire
Rifled Barrel “Handy-Gun” Single Shot Pistol - Serial no. 184,
22 RF cal., 12 1/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut grips. The rifled variants of the
H&R “Handy-Gun” were manufactured from 1931 to 1934. Only an estimated 223 were
produced and many were destroyed when the shoulder stocked pistols were restricted by the
National Firearms Act of 1934. This example is designed to be fitted with a wire shoulder stock
(not included). If one of these stocks is fitted to the gun it becomes a NFA short barreled rifle;
without one, it is legally a pistol. It is fitted with an undercut Patridge blade front sight, two-
leaf combination rear sight, smooth forearm, and checkered pistol grip. The matching serial
number is on the barrel, forearm, and frame. The bottom of the grip has the three line address
and patent pending marking. Includes a period canvas belt holster.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 95% plus of the original finish with some light muzzle wear
and some scattered small specks of brown surface oxidation. The refinished wood is also very
fine with clearly legible markings, minor handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically
excellent. The holster is very fine with some mild edge wear.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500