"MODEL 1886 STANDARD GRADE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 106878. Cal. 50EX. Standard 26" rnd bbl with full magazine, half nickel front sight, serrated side, V notch with set screw sporting rear sight. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with straight grip and crescent buttplate. Accompanied with a Cody Firearm Museum letter identifying the gun as received in warehouse Jan 24, 1896 and shipped from warehouse Jan 24, 1896 on order number 5043 as a 50/110 rnd bbl rifle. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 95% to 98% orig blue with a few light scattered scratches and a small cleaned area on front bottom of magazine tube. Magazine cap shows strong visible case colors with some slight silvering on left side. Receiver carries strong brilliant case coloring with only a slight amount of wear on belly area and the sharp edges. Lever and hammer have very good visible colors with lever having a dark area on the bottom of the loop. Buttplate has visible color but mostly gray silver patina. Wood is sound with normal light scratches and a few minor dings. There is a 1/4" wooden plug in the toe line 3" from buttplate that is matched in and barely noticeable. Mechanics are crisp and bore is shiny. 4-33779 BDT12 (23,500-28,500)"
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