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LOT 53
Winchester
Model 92 Lever
Action Saddle Ring
Trapper’s Carbine with 14
Inch Barrel and ATF Exemption
Letter - Serial no. 982549, 44 WCF cal.,
14 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut
stock. Manufactured in 1927, this is an
exceptional Trapper’s Carbine with a 14
inch barrel. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms lists this carbine as being
removed from the purview of the National
Firearms Act and classified as a curio and relic
and the ATF exemption letter is included. The
carbine is fitted with a pinned blade front sight,
folding ladder rear sight and a saddle ring on
the left side of the receiver. There are standard
markings including the Winchester factory oval
proof on the barrel and receiver. Mounted with a
carbine stock. Per the three accompanying letters,
this carbine was examined and authenticated by
the following well known dealers and collectors:
Hayes Otoupalik, Jack Malloy and John Fox. In their
own separate letters, all three noted experts verify this
Trapper’s Carbine as being all correct.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 75% original blue finish
with thinning to brown and high edge wear on the
balance. The wood is very fine with some minor handling
marks. Mechanically excellent. A well above average
condition Winchester Model 92 Trapper’s Carbine with
14 inch barrel that is a must have for any serious
Winchester collector.
Estimate: 14,000 - 22,500
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