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RARE FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 1326. Cal. 38-55. Rare first model
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RARE FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 1326. Cal. 38-55. Rare first model standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is first type with exposed cartridge guide screw heads on the outside. Right side of upper tang, under the wood, has the assembly number "412". Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of the buttstock. Buttstock is somewhat unusual in that it is without a lightning hole under the buttplate. Buttplate is without assembly number but appears to be the orig to this rifle. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Jan. 2, 1895 and shipped Jan. 24, 1895 to Order #6587. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with some very fine, scattered spots of discoloration; forend cap retains 96-98% strong orig blue with some very minor flaking; receiver retains 95-97% bright orig blue with very light edge wear and some very minor flaking, stronger on right side; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors on the sides, moderately faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about all of its moderately to heavily silvered case colors. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor scattered light nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use, retaining most of the orig factory blue on bolt face and slightly thinned fire blue on loading gate. This may be one of the finest standard grade first model `94s extant. 4-44395 JR18
Starting Price: $6,250
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RARE FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 1326. Cal. 38-55. Rare first model standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, ivory bead combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is first type with exposed cartridge guide screw heads on the outside. Right side of upper tang, under the wood, has the assembly number "412". Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of the buttstock. Buttstock is somewhat unusual in that it is without a lightning hole under the buttplate. Buttplate is without assembly number but appears to be the orig to this rifle. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle, as found, received in warehouse Jan. 2, 1895 and shipped Jan. 24, 1895 to Order #6587. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with some very fine, scattered spots of discoloration; forend cap retains 96-98% strong orig blue with some very minor flaking; receiver retains 95-97% bright orig blue with very light edge wear and some very minor flaking, stronger on right side; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors on the sides, moderately faded on outer faces of lever; buttplate retains about all of its moderately to heavily silvered case colors. Wood is sound with a very few, very minor scattered light nicks & scratches and overall retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use, retaining most of the orig factory blue on bolt face and slightly thinned fire blue on loading gate. This may be one of the finest standard grade first model `94s extant. 4-44395 JR18
Starting Price: $6,250
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Fairfield
Maine
04937
United States
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