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FINE CONDITION WINCHESTER HIGH WALL WITH HALF

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,375.00 USD Estimated At:2,750.00 - 3,500.00 USD
FINE CONDITION WINCHESTER HIGH WALL WITH HALF
OCTAGON BARREL AND SHOTGUN BUTT. Cal. 38-55. S# 105237. (1909). Bbl. 30” half rnd., half oct., no. 3 weight has rear sight dovetail filled w/ a blank & has caliber & Winchester proof at rear. Lyman no. 17 type front sight is on block. Blued action w/ standard finger lever & trigger has Winchester proof on top. Mid range tang sight (Lyman 76) also installed, over markings. Straight grip buttstock fitted w/ checkered steel buttplate. Forend has usual schnabeled tip w/ inset ebony accent. WEIGHT: 9 lbs. 8 oz. CONDITION: fine to very fine. Bbl. retains approx. 90% blue w/ high edge wear, scattered marks & some light flecking. There are a number of marks around rear sight dovetail. Action also has considerable high edge wear w/ blue thinning & browning over top of action & in front of lever pivot. Bottom tang considerably browned. Operating lever retains most of its casehardened color, browned on top of bow & at tip. Stocks retain most of their original finish. Shotgun buttplate appears to have been refitted a long time ago. Stock shortened, now measures 12 7/8”. Bore is fine, shiny, strong rifling throughout w/ one or 2 minor pits at breech end. (20-562/MGM148). CURIO. $2,750-3,500.