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LOT 35
Winchester Model 1892 Lever Action Rifle - Serial no. 162737, 25-20 cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1901 with dovetailed German silver blade front and adjustable buckhorn rear sights. The top barrel flat is marked with
the two-line address ahead of the rear sight and “25-20 W.C.F.” at the breech. It has the three-line model/maker/patent
marking on the upper tang, the serial number on the bottom of the receiver, full length magazine tube, blue finish with
casehardened hammer and lever, and a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a steel crescent buttplate.
The accompanying Cody Museum Records Office sheet verifies the rifle configuration, caliber, octagon barrel, plain
trigger, serial number application date of March 27, 1901, and that it was shipped in order number 9562 on April 20, 1901.
CONDITION: Fine. The rifle retains 60% plus original blue finish showing some bright edge wear, some thinning to a gray and plum patina, and some minor scratches on the receiver. Most of the original vivid case colors remain on the hammer, and the lever is a mix of original case colors and a smooth gray patina. The refinished wood is very good with some scattered minor dents and scratches. The markings are crisp and clear. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,250
LOT 36
Documented Antique Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1894 Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter -
Serial no. 30821, 30 WCF cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1897. The included factory letter lists the rifle
in .30 caliber with a round barrel, plain trigger, oil finished checkered pistol grip stock, half (4 cartridge) magazine, and a rubber shotgun
buttplate when received at the warehouse on 5 January 1898 and shipped the next day. The barrel has the two line address and caliber marking at
the breech, model/trademark/patent dates on the upper tang, and serial number on the bottom of the receiver. The left of the lower tang is marked “5044 OFRB”
and “5044” is faintly repeated in the stock inlet. It is fitted with a Lyman white beaded blade front sight, elevation adjustable buckhorn rear sight, and a Marble tang
mounted peep sight. Mounted with a finely figured “H” pattern checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with a hard rubber shotgun buttplate.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 40% plus of the original blue finish, 30% of the original case colors, and 25% of the original nitre blue with the balance having thinned to a mostly smooth grey patina. The
wood is very good with some scattered minor dings and scratches scattered throughout and mostly well-defined recut checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 3,750 - 6,500
LOT 37
Special Order Winchester Delux
Competition Shooter Carrie F. L
inch round bbl., blue finish, highly figured checkered walnut stock. Manufactured in 1900, with nickel steel barrel marking
on the upper left and caliber marking at the breech. The left side of the receiver has the standard Winchester address and patent
dates, partially obscured by the receiver mounted sight, and the right is engraved “C.F. Lamb./Cambridge, Mass.” in script. The serial number is on the lower tang and there is a small crescent moon stamped in the upper interior surface of the lever. Fitted with a pinned beaded blade front sight (bead painted yellow), no provision for a rear sight on the barrel, and a Lyman peep sight mounted to the left of the receiver.
Mounted with a finely figured “H” pattern checkered forearm with ebony insert in the Schnabel tip and a straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate. Information provided by a previous consignor states that “C.F. Lamb” is Carrie F. Lamb, and an 1895 copy of the Cambridge Blue Book confirms a Carrie F. Lamb as a resident. Lamb died in 1954 and is remembered for “the somewhat unusual fact that she was very well known as a marksman and a hunter of caribou,” as one friend remarked. She participated in hunting trips to Canada, was involved in various rifle and pistol organizations, had a collection of “first-class quality and workmanship” firearms such as this rifle and worked for the USO. Multiple issues of the Boston Globe from around the turn of the century list Lamb as competing and winning medals in various shooting competitions. The included factory letter lists the rifle in .30 caliber with a 22 inch barrel, fancy checkered stock, and Lyman front and receiver sights with no rear seat when received at the warehouse on 12 October 1900 and shipped the next day. Also included are a grouping of Boston area target shooting competition medals from around the turn of the century and some assorted boxes of .30-40 Krag ammunition.
CONDITION: Fine, retains 50% plus of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to a smooth grey patina and a few scattered patches of extremely light surface pitting near the muzzle. The wood is also fine with some scattered slight flaking of the varnish and light dings, and mostly crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The medals are very good showing a generally attractive antique patina and some mild wear.
Estimate: 4,500 - 7,000
e Model 1895 Lever Action Short Rifle Inscribed to
amb with Factory Letter and Shooting Medals - Serial no. 28275, 30 U.S. cal., 22
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