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*EXTREMELY RARE HALF GOLD DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION CARBINE. SN 270282.
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*EXTREMELY RARE HALF GOLD DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION CARBINE. SN 270282. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Usual configuration with 20" bbl, full magazine, 2-bands with square base ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight with gold plated base. Mounted with very highly figured burl American walnut with fleur-de-lis carved & checkered forearm & straight stock with smooth steel carbine buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped "666" and in another area "61". Buttstock is marked in pencil on rear face, under buttplate with the matching assembly number. Buttplate is not numbered. Receiver, bolt, bbl bands, buttplate and all screws are gold plated. Receiver is beautifully engraved in Style 7 by one of the Ulrichs, probably John. Engraving consists of full coverage on both sides of elaborate foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background and heart-shaped borders at front & rear ends. Floorplate, receiver ring, bolt & buttplate tang are engraved to match with light arabesque patterns over chamber area of bbl. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter addressed to Mr. Arlin McCroskie which identifies this firearm as a carbine in 30 caliber with Lyman rear sight, gold base, no sling ring, screw heads gold plated, engraved $10.00, No. 7, fancy stock carved "FR" (front & rear?) and gold receiver & trims, received in warehouse Sept. 26, 1905 and shipped Sept. 29, 1905 to Order #21277. Repaired & returned on Jan. 23, 1906. PROVENANCE: Arlin McCroskie Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their bright, orig, factory blue; front band shows light high point wear and forearm band retains about all of its orig gold plating; receiver & bolt retain most of their orig gold plating with light sharp edge wear on receiver; hammer retains most of its strong orig case colors, faded on top edge; lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, fading on outer faces; buttplate retains about 90% orig gold plating with freckles of chemical spotting; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44374
Starting Price: $17,500
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*EXTREMELY RARE HALF GOLD DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION CARBINE. SN 270282. Cal. 30 WCF (30-30). Usual configuration with 20" bbl, full magazine, 2-bands with square base ivory bead front sight, Lyman 6A rear sight and a Lyman combination tang sight with gold plated base. Mounted with very highly figured burl American walnut with fleur-de-lis carved & checkered forearm & straight stock with smooth steel carbine buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped "666" and in another area "61". Buttstock is marked in pencil on rear face, under buttplate with the matching assembly number. Buttplate is not numbered. Receiver, bolt, bbl bands, buttplate and all screws are gold plated. Receiver is beautifully engraved in Style 7 by one of the Ulrichs, probably John. Engraving consists of full coverage on both sides of elaborate foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background and heart-shaped borders at front & rear ends. Floorplate, receiver ring, bolt & buttplate tang are engraved to match with light arabesque patterns over chamber area of bbl. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter addressed to Mr. Arlin McCroskie which identifies this firearm as a carbine in 30 caliber with Lyman rear sight, gold base, no sling ring, screw heads gold plated, engraved $10.00, No. 7, fancy stock carved "FR" (front & rear?) and gold receiver & trims, received in warehouse Sept. 26, 1905 and shipped Sept. 29, 1905 to Order #21277. Repaired & returned on Jan. 23, 1906. PROVENANCE: Arlin McCroskie Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their bright, orig, factory blue; front band shows light high point wear and forearm band retains about all of its orig gold plating; receiver & bolt retain most of their orig gold plating with light sharp edge wear on receiver; hammer retains most of its strong orig case colors, faded on top edge; lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, fading on outer faces; buttplate retains about 90% orig gold plating with freckles of chemical spotting; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-44374
Starting Price: $17,500
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Fairfield
Maine
04937
United States
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