^Lot 3063 HIGH CONDITION BOXED WINCHESTER 1895, 405

TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH ORIGINAL 1920 RECEIPT, PAPERWORK AND KYNOCH AMMUNITION. Cal. 405 WCF. S#. 403861. Bbl. 24" tapered round of Nickel Steel. Ramp mounted Marble Sheard gold bead front sight with filler in rear dovetail. Lyman "Climbin Lyman" No. 21 receiver sight. Front receiver ring is matted. Ebony tipped Schnabel forearm and straight grip walnut stock with crescent steel butt plate. Forearm and toe line of the stock have original Winchester sling eyes. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: original box has top and end labels with blue and red printing. End label is stamped "SPECIAL". Box contains cardboard dividers and the original sling without sling hooks in unused condition. Found in the box is a hand written itemized receipt from R. C. Bailey, "The Winchester Store", Machias, Maine. The receipt is made out to Mr. Theodore Gellert, with clerk initials "FL". Stated items are "Winchester Model 95 No. 403618 $62.25". and "10 Boxes 405 Cart. At each @ $4.40, $44.40". The clerk transposed the S# number showing 403618 rather than the actual No. 403861. All 10 yellow and red 10 round boxes of Kynoch 300 grain soft point ammo are present. Seven boxes are full. Two contain 6 loaded rounds each and one has 10 fired brass. Many of the boxes retain their $4.40 Abercrombie & Fitch price tags. Also includes a hang tag envelope for the 9 page General Instruction brochure, a 77 page instruction booklet and a 32 page Winchester Guns and Ammo pocket catalog. CONDITION: exceptional rifle, retaining over 90% blue. Mag box shows areas fading to brown patina from decades of storage. The receiver shows small spots of flaking, slight edge wear and handling marks Forward section of the barrel shows some fading with wear spots and handling marks. Original wood finish shows scattered light handling marks. The crescent steel buttplate retains very good blue indicative of a rifle that has seen very little use. The bolt face and carrier show no obvious sign of usage. Bright excellent bore. (26-4420 DS). CURIO. $12,000-18,000.