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Monumental, Incredibly Historic and Well-Documented John Ulrich Signed Masterpiece: Factory No. 1 Engraved, Gold Inlaid and Carved Winchester Deluxe Model 1895 Takedown Lever Action Rifle Inscribed to Famed Western Author Zane Grey - Serial no. 88044, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue/ gold finish, fancy relief carved walnut stock. Pearl Zane Grey (1872-1939), widely known as Zane Grey, of Zanesville, Ohio, is one of the most significant and prolific authors of the American frontier and one of the foremost figures in molding the representation of the American West in popular culture and popularized the region’s stunning landscape, including the famous Monument Valley. He was the best-selling author in America in the 1920s when the western genre was taking
off, and his books continued to be popular throughout the century and on into
the present. He remains particularly significant to the people of the American Southwest, a region he loved and wrote about frequently. His own family had been pioneers on the Ohio frontier in the late 18th century, and his debut novel titled “Betty Zane” (1903) was based on the story and journal of his ancestor Elizabeth
Zane (c. 1766-1831) who is said to have bravely made a supply run for gunpowder during an Indian attack on Fort Henry in western Virginia during the American Revolution in September of 1782.
Zane Grey "resting after a long chase" with Winchester 1895
no 88044, gold animal and carved wood on full display. He would go on to call this rifle "beautiful engraved and inlaid with gold, the most elaborate .30 Govt the Winchester people have ever built."
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