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LOT 12
Exceptional Documented Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rifle in Desirable .45-90 W.C.F. with Factory Letter - Serial no. 72259, 45-90 WCF cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The John Moses Browning designed Winchester Model 1886 is one of the most popular
Winchester lever actions. Browning’s design, refined by Winchester’s team, was capable of firing more powerful cartridges than any Winchester repeater before, making it an excellent big game rifle, but production was still very limited compared to Winchester’s smaller rifles like the Model 1892 and 1894. Only 160,000 were manufactured between 1886 and the end of production in 1935, compared to 1,000,000 Model 1894s already manufactured by 1927, and 1,004,675 Model 1892s were manufactured before production was halted in 1941. The earlier 1886s, especially high condition rifles with stunning original case colors like this one, are highly sought after and valuable firearms. This beautiful
Winchester Model 1886 comes with a factory letter (copy) stating it was received in the warehouse on November 18, 1892, shipped on May 2, 1893, and confirms the round barrel in .45-90 caliber and plain trigger. The barrel is fitted with a dovetail blade front sight and an elevation adjustable rear sight, and is marked with the two-line Winchester address and the caliber designation. The upper tang is marked “-MODEL 1886-.” The lower tang has the
two-line patent dates marking and serial number. It has the desirable early casehardened receiver found only on Model 1886 rifles manufactured prior to 1902. Mounted
with a plain walnut forearm and straight grip stock. The buttstock is fitted with a crescent buttplate.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine. The barrel and magazine tube retain 90% original blue finish with thinning to brown on the balance. The bolt retains 95% original blue finish. 90% original niter blue remains on the loading gate. The frame retains 75% vivid original case colors. The hammer, lever, and forend cap retain 70% original case colors. The wood is excellent with some minor dings and scratches and much of the finish remaining. Mechanically excellent. A very attractive Winchester Model 1886 lever action rifle in desirable .45-90 WCF.
Estimate: 8,500 - 13,000
LOT 13
Documented Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1894 Extra Lightweight Lever Action Takedown Rifle with Factory Letter - Serial no. 123079, 30 WCF cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured prior to 1898, shipped subsequently in 1901, this is a very desirable documented special order Winchester Model 1894 rifle. The included factory letter lists the rifle in .30 caliber, with a round barrel, plain trigger, half magazine, oil finished checkered pistol grip stock, and in extra light configuration when received at the warehouse on 28 September,1901, and shipped on 30 September, 1901. It has the standard two-line address on top of the barrel and the caliber marking at the breech, with the two-line nickel steel marking offset to the left by the rear sight. The upper tang is marked with the three-line model, patent, and trademark information, and the serial number is on the bottom of the receiver. The left side of the lower tang is marked “12802 XXX R”, with “12802” repeated in the stock inlet. It is fitted with a ramped Lyman beaded blade front sight (bead absent), elevation
adjustable buckhorn rear sight, and a tang mounted peep sight. There are two extra drilled/tapped holes with filler screws in place on the left of the receiver, likely for sight mounting. It is mounted with an H-pattern checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with a hard rubber grip cap and shotgun buttplate (lower buttplate screw fits loosely).
CONDITION: Very fine, retains 80% of the original blue finish and 60% plus of the vibrant original case colors on the lever and hammer with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina. 40% of the original niter blue remains on the loading gate. The wood is fine with a minor hairline horizontal crack visible in the right side of the forearm in the checkering, some scattered minor dings, and otherwise crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000