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Lot 3022: Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle

Documented Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle with Extra Barrel, Case, and George Madis Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: August 25, 2024

Lot 3022: Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle

Documented Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle with Extra Barrel, Case, and George Madis Letter

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: August 25, 2024

Estimated Price: $5,500 - $8,500
Price Realized:
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Documented Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle with Extra Barrel, Case, and George Madis Letter

Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 1892-Rifle
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 32 WCF
Barrel: 24 inch part octagon
Finish: blue
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 2103
Item Interest: Very Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 36
Class: Curio & Relic Long Gun
Description:

Manufactured in 1910. This is a desirable example of a factory refurbished special order Winchester deluxe Model 1892 rifle. The Winchester Model 1892 was often viewed as a working gun, meaning that relatively few were ordered with extra bells and whistles, let alone several special order features seen on this example. The rifle is fitted with a Lyman beaded blade front sight, a Lyman folding two leaf rear sight, and folding tang peep sight. The upper left barrel flat is marked with the two-line Winchester address/patent date legend followed by "NICKEL STEEL." The top barrel flat is marked "32 WCF" at the breech. The Winchester factory oval proof is stamped on the barrel before the caliber marking and double stamped on the receiver at the breech. The half magazine and half octagon barrel are special order features. The underside of the receiver has the serial number. The checkered forearm and pistol grip stock are highly figured walnut. The buttstock is fitted with a Winchester hard rubber grip cap and shotgun buttplate. The left side of the upper tang is marked with a "1" inside a triangle and the number "693." The left side of the lower tang is marked "207." The stock inlet is marked "207" followed by "T92." The extra full octagon barrel is chambered in 25-20 WCF and features a full magazine, a restamped Winchester factory oval proof, a Lyman beaded blade front sight, a Lyman folding two leaf rear sight, and a checkered deluxe forearm. In his included letter, Winchester historian and author George Madis discussed the rarity of this set: "Two barrel sets, as we see here, were rarely ordered and very few have survived." Madis continued, "We very rarely fine cased sets in two calibers: with this set are reloading tools for both calibers, the .32-20 and .25-20." This gun set was featured in "The Winchester Collector, Volume 8, Number 3 (Summer) 1985 (issue included) where it is cited as found in Canada circa 1965. The period canvas takedown case contains a Winchester Model 1892 bore scope, reloading tools for .32 WCF and .25-20 WCF, a box of Winchester .25-20 cartridges, a box of Western .32 WCF bullets, and a box of .25-20 bullets. Provenance: Property of a Distinguished Southern Clergyman

Rating Definition:

Very fine. The barrel retains 95% factory refinished blue finish with a patch of pitting ahead of the rear sight. The remaining metal surfaces retain 80% of the factory blue finish. The replacement wood is also very fine with some minor handling marks and overall crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The .25-20 barrel is fine with 90% of the factory blue finish and wood with some minor handling marks and some softened checkering. The case is very good.



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