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An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894) image 1
An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894) image 2
An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894) image 3
An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894) image 4
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An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894)

29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An engraved .44-40 'Model 1892' lever-action take-down rifle by Winchester, no. 28347 (dated 1894)

The receiver custom-engraved with bold foliate-scrollwork on a stippled ground, with gold inlaid scroll borderwork, the lever and take-down ring engraved en suite, the right side with a vignette of a grizzly bear in its natural surroundings, the left side with a vignette of a white-tail buck grazing in its natural surroundings, and a Rocky Mountain goat bust in a medallion in front of the lever, the top tang engraved Model 1892. -Winchester- Pat. Oct 14. 1884., tapped for a tang sight, the well-figured stock with chequered pistol-grip with hard rubber cap, chequered butt with blued steel heel- and toe-plates, the chequered forend with blued steel cap engraved en suite with gold inlaid scroll border, the blued octagonal barrel engraved Manufactured by the -Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven. Conn. U.S.A.- with full-length magazine-tube, nickel blade sporting foresight and sporting buckhorn rear-sight with adjustable centre insert
24¼in. barrel, recent Birmingham nitro proof (discreet marks)

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Provenance
Cody Firearms Records Office:
Serial number applied on March 03, 1894, Rifle, .44 calibre, octagon barrel, plain trigger, checkered stock, pistol grip, shotgun butt, takedown, oil finish, received in warehouse on October 12, 1894, shipped from warehouse on October 18, 1894, Order number 19367

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