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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE EARLY TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE
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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE EARLY TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE HARDENED RECEIVER, REPORTEDLY THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE EXTANT. SN 4802. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, takedown with ivory bead combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has standard 2-line bbl marking on top flat and caliber marking over the chamber area. Mounted with extra finish, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is of the first type with external cartridge guide screws. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with oct bbl, plain trigger, takedown & case hardened, received in warehouse May 24, 1895 and shipped the next day. Also accompanied by a copy of an article by Tommy Rholes & Jeb Klitzke which discusses the early external guide screw `94s which was apparently going to be published in the Winchester Arms Collectors Association publication Winchester Collector. Apparently these gentlemen also conducted a survey of early 1894s with external guide screws and found that this rifle was produced on May 24, 1895. Also accompanying is a Cody Firearms Museum letter which states that there were ten Model 1894s with case hardened receivers manufactured before this rifle. PROVENANCE: Dave Kinsey Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about 98% crisp orig factory finish with bright blue that shows one small lightened area on bbl & some faint sharp edge wear with a couple of small nicks; takedown ring retains about all of its bright blue with some light candy striping; receiver retains brilliant case colors on sides, over the top & top tang turning silver on bottom; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors on sides, fading on top edge of hammer & outer faces of lever; buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded; wood is sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and some minor dulling on bottom rear of forearm and overall retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired; bolt face retains about all of its orig factory blue. 4-44400
Starting Price: $17,500
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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE EARLY TAKEDOWN WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH COLOR CASE HARDENED RECEIVER, REPORTEDLY THE FINEST OF ITS TYPE EXTANT. SN 4802. Cal. 38-55. Standard grade rifle with 26" oct bbl, full magazine, takedown with ivory bead combination front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has standard 2-line bbl marking on top flat and caliber marking over the chamber area. Mounted with extra finish, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Receiver is of the first type with external cartridge guide screws. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 38-55 with oct bbl, plain trigger, takedown & case hardened, received in warehouse May 24, 1895 and shipped the next day. Also accompanied by a copy of an article by Tommy Rholes & Jeb Klitzke which discusses the early external guide screw `94s which was apparently going to be published in the Winchester Arms Collectors Association publication Winchester Collector. Apparently these gentlemen also conducted a survey of early 1894s with external guide screws and found that this rifle was produced on May 24, 1895. Also accompanying is a Cody Firearms Museum letter which states that there were ten Model 1894s with case hardened receivers manufactured before this rifle. PROVENANCE: Dave Kinsey Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about 98% crisp orig factory finish with bright blue that shows one small lightened area on bbl & some faint sharp edge wear with a couple of small nicks; takedown ring retains about all of its bright blue with some light candy striping; receiver retains brilliant case colors on sides, over the top & top tang turning silver on bottom; lever & hammer retain brilliant case colors on sides, fading on top edge of hammer & outer faces of lever; buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately faded; wood is sound with a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and some minor dulling on bottom rear of forearm and overall retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired; bolt face retains about all of its orig factory blue. 4-44400
Starting Price: $17,500
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