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SERIAL NUMBER 820
LOT 1044
Documented Special Order Winchester Semi-Deluxe Model 1894
Lightweight Takedown Lever Action Rifle with Scarce 22 Inch
Lightweight Octagon Barrel and Factory Letter - Serial no. 228217,
30 WCF cal., 22 inch lightweight octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1904 with standard two-line address/patent marking, two-line nickel
steel marking, and “30 W.C.F.” on the special order, 22 inch, tapered octagon, lightweight barrel. An importer mark is
visible on the bottom of the barrel ahead of the forend cap. The three-line model/trademark marking is on the upper tang and serial number on the bottom of the receiver. The left side of the lower tang is marked “19356 R”, with “19356” repeated in the stock inlet. It is fitted with a Lyman beaded blade front sight,
Lyman two-leaf rear sight, and a Lyman tang mounted peep sight. Import marked on underside of barrel. It is mounted with a straight grain, I-pattern checkered forearm and pistol grip stock
with a hard rubber grip cap and checkered shotgun buttplate. These semi-deluxe rifles with their I-patterned checkering were never formally advertised by Winchester, and are thus significantly more rare than their deluxe counterparts. Additionally, out of the first 353,999 Model 1894s produced that the Cody Firearms Museum has the Winchester records for, only 2,252 had 22 inch barrels (per
included copy of page 16 to the excerpt from the ARMAX Cody Firearms Museum journal rarity study). The included factory letter (copy) lists the rifle in .30 caliber with a 22 inch octagon barrel, plain trigger, 3/4 magazine, takedown, extra light, with Lyman front, leaf, and rear sights, and a plain checkered pistol grip stock with a hard rubber shotgun buttplate when received at the warehouse on 18
August 1904 and shipped on 15 September 1904 in order number 234174.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 75% plus of the bright original blue finish, 70% of the original nitre blue on the loading gate, and 50% of the vibrant original case colors with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey
patina. The wood is fine with some light handling marks scattered throughout, a series of minor dings on the right wrist area, and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. An attractive special order Winchester Model 1894 with a very desirable 22 inch barrel!
Provenance: The Wayne Connor Collection.
Estimate: 12,000 - 16,000
LOT 1045
Documented First Production Winchester Deluxe Model 1895 Flatside Lever Action Rifle in
.38-72 WCF with Factory Letter - Serial no. 820, 38-72 WCF cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Offered here is
one of the first 5,000 Winchester Model 1895s manufactured with the flat sided receiver. This is an deluxe variation in 38-72 WCF and with
a three digit serial number, no. 820, making this Model 1895 flatside rifle even rarer and more desirable as it is a first of its kind. As proclaimed in
the included research letter (copy) from Cody Firearms Museum Records Specialist Jessica Bennett, no. 820 was the first Model 1895 manufactured with a
round barrel in .38-72 caliber and checkered pistol grip stock. “Records indicate that serial number 820 was the first Model 1895 in that configuration serially and
chronologically,” wrote Bennett. Her letter also indicates this is the first of only 7 Model 1895 flatside deluxe rifles in .38-72 WCF. These seven rifles left the factory in 1896-
1897, with no. 820 being the first to leave the factory in August 1896. Deluxe configuration is already a rare variation to the Model 1895 line. According to Winchester expert and author George Madis,
about 387 Model 1895s featured checkered or carved stocks (see “The Winchester Book,” page 460). Higher grade finishes “will be found less often on the Model 95 than on other models,” continued Madis,
“partly due to the fact that it was a higher-power arm intended for the more rugged hunting.” This deluxe rifle certainly makes for a rare Model 1895. The accompanying factory letter (copy) lists this rifle with a round
barrel in .38-72 caliber, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, screw eyes, Lyman receiver and front sights, shotgun buttplate and 1 inch bbl. (unknown notation). A copy of the factory ledger is included. The rifle is fitted
with a No. 21 sporting front sight, blank in the rear barrel sight slot, and Lyman No. 21 adjustable receiver sigh. As confirmed in the factory letter, sling eyes are mounted on the underside of the barrel and stock. The forearm and pistol grip stock are 3x select grade walnut with fine factory “H” checkering. The forend has a Schnabel tip with ebony insert. The stock has a hard rubber Winchester pistol grip cap and a steel shotgun buttplate. The left side of the lower tang is marked “3166 XXX S”. The assembly number “3166” is repeated on butt of the stock under the buttplate and on the back of the buttplate.
CONDITION: Very good. The receiver, bolt, magazine and lever retain 50% original blue finish with a mix of smooth brown and gray patina on the balance. The barrel retains 95% of the period refinished blue finish. 40% original case colors remain on the hammer. The buttplate is mostly a silver gray. The wood is also very good with minor handling marks and some wear to the top of the checkering. Mechanically excellent. This documented first of its kind deluxe Model 1895 flatside rifle in .38-72 is a must have for the serious Winchester collector.
40 Provenance: The Wayne Connor Collection. Estimate: 7,500 - 11,000