^Lot 3156 WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). S#. 17650. Bbl. 24" octagon with original sporting sights. Full length mag. Blue finish with case colored hammer & lever. Walnut forend & straight grip stock having a crescent steel buttplate. UNATTACHED ACCESORIES: Cody Firearms Museum letter stating: Type: Rifle, Caliber: 44, Barrel Type: Octagon, Trigeer: Plain, Received in warehouse on October 12, 1893, Shipped from warehouse on December19, 1893, Order Number 6529. CONDITION: bbl & action retain over 50% dull fading blue showing carry wear and spotted corrosion. Hammer & lever show faint traces of case colors. Sanded & refinished wood shows handling marks with small chip on both sides of the top tang. Sound mechanics. Very good bright bore. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of John "Jack" Dhooghe. (01-28260/DS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.