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LOT 1064
Very Fine Documented Special Order Winchester Deluxe
Model 1894 Takedown Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter - Serial
no. 178853, 30 WCF cal., 26 inch part octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1903 with standard two-line address/patent marking, two-line nickel
steel marking, and “30 W.C.F.” on the special order, part octagon barrel. The three-line model/ trademark marking is on the upper tang and
serial number on the bottom of the receiver.
Import marked on underside of barrel. The butt of the stock is marked “94” and “16794”, with “16794” repeated inside the buttplate. It is fitted with a full set of Lyman sights including
a beaded blade front, two-leaf folding rear, and tang mounted peep sight. It is mounted with a
very finely figured, H-style checkered forearm and straight grip stock with a casehardened crescent buttplate. The included factory letter (copy) lists the rifle in .30 caliber with a half octagon barrel, half
magazine, plain trigger, takedown, and a fancy checkered stock when received at the warehouse on 29 May 1903 and shipped the same day in order number 186978.
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 70% plus of the bright original high polish blue finish, 50% of the original nitre blue on the loading gate, and 90% of the vibrant refinished case colors with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina and some scattered
light scratches on the receiver. The wood is also very fine with some minor dings and scratches scattered throughout and otherwise mostly crisp checkering and retaining most of the varnish. Mechanically excellent. An attractive Winchester Model 1894 rifle that was clearly special ordered by someone with fantastic taste!
Provenance: The Wayne Connor Collection.
Estimate: 11,000 - 16,000
LOT 1065
Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle - Serial no. 150180, 44 RF
cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1878
as a Fourth Model 1866 rifle with the gradually sloped receiver in front of the hammer and the serial number on the bottom of the lower tang in script
numerals. These rifles are one of the most iconic weapons of the American west,
the direct descendant of the iconic Henry rifle, they bridged the gap between the Henry
and the Winchester Model 1873. The top of the barrel is marked with the standard two-line address and King’s patent marking. It is fitted with a brass blade front sight and elevation adjustable notch rear sight. The receiver was originally fitted with a saddle ring, a seldom encountered feature on a Fourth Model
1866, but was removed by the factory and the holes for the saddle ring staple filled. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a trapdoor crescent buttplate (cleaning rod not included).
CONDITION: Very good plus, retains 20% of the original blue finish in sheltered areas of the barrel and 30% of an applied blue/black finish on the magazine with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth brown patina. The receiver and buttplate show fine, attractively aged brass. The wood is fine with some light dings and scratches scattered throughout. Mechanically functions fine with the lever slightly loose.
56 Estimate: 8,500 - 14,000