Sold for $4,800

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Lot Description

**Winchester Model 1886 Take Down Rifle in .45-70

.45-70. 22" barrel. SN: 120557 (Mfg. ca.1899-1900). Blued finish, color casehardened hammer and lever, smooth pistol-gripped walnut stock with shotgun butt, hard rubber Winchester grip cap and buttplate and smooth forend. Lever action tubular magazine fed repeating rifle with semi-buckhorn elevation adjustable leaf rear sight and Lyman dovetailed crescent blade and white bead front sight. Barrel marked in two lines, forward of the rear sight MANUFACTURED BY THE/ - WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A. -. Barrel additionally marked NICKEL STEEL on the left side under the rear sight and with the caliber .45-70 forward of the chamber. Upper tang marked WINCHESTER MODEL 1886. Grip strap with serial number and two line OCT 14, 1884/JAN 20, 1885 patent marking. Take down lever marked - PAT. JUNE 6, 1893. -

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Good. Bore fair to good, dark and moderately oxidized and pitted with visible rifling. Bore may clean to better. Metal with some old blue, mostly on the receiver. Barrel with spots of surface rust. Screws fairly crisp with some minor slot wear. Markings remain clear and legible. Mechanically functional action. Wood sanded with moderate wear, some dings and mars. Hard rubber grip cap and buttplate with faded discoloration and some wear.

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