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RARE COLOR CASE HARDENED WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 34865. Cal. 12 ga.
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RARE COLOR CASE HARDENED WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 34865. Cal. 12 ga. Standard grade shotgun with 30" steel bbl, half magazine with sgl brass bead. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with forearm side panels and rnd knob stock that has checkered steel buttplate. Left side of receiver is marked with the intertwined initials "WRACO". Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number "813" which number is also found on the buttstock, under the buttplate, and inside toe of buttplate. Model `87 shotguns are somewhat rare but those with steel bbls and color case hardened receivers are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their strong orig factory blue with only light muzzle edge wear; receiver retains brilliant case colors on the sides, lightly faded over the top and moderately faded on bottom at the carry point; breech block & hammer retain about all of their brilliant orig case colors; lever retains bright case colors on sides, faded on outer faces; top tang is also faded; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, strong bore with moderate pitting for about 1` in front of chamber. 4-44540
Starting Price: $7,500
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RARE COLOR CASE HARDENED WINCHESTER MODEL 1887 LEVER ACTION SHOTGUN. SN 34865. Cal. 12 ga. Standard grade shotgun with 30" steel bbl, half magazine with sgl brass bead. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with forearm side panels and rnd knob stock that has checkered steel buttplate. Left side of receiver is marked with the intertwined initials "WRACO". Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number "813" which number is also found on the buttstock, under the buttplate, and inside toe of buttplate. Model `87 shotguns are somewhat rare but those with steel bbls and color case hardened receivers are extremely rare. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about all of their strong orig factory blue with only light muzzle edge wear; receiver retains brilliant case colors on the sides, lightly faded over the top and moderately faded on bottom at the carry point; breech block & hammer retain about all of their brilliant orig case colors; lever retains bright case colors on sides, faded on outer faces; top tang is also faded; wood is sound with a few light handling & storage marks and retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. Hammer is without safety notch, otherwise mechanics are crisp, strong bore with moderate pitting for about 1` in front of chamber. 4-44540
Starting Price: $7,500
Two Day March Firearms Auction
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203 Skowhegan Road
Fairfield
Maine
04937
United States
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