serial #WFC158, 30-30 W.C.F., 26” octagon barrel with an excellent bore. This lovely rifle was a limited run of presentation rifles made available to the buyer for a $1,000 donation to the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum. They were upgraded by replacing nickel plating on the standard commemorative with gold and high grade wood. This fine example retains about 99% original black finish showing one tiny spot of flaking on the bottom edge of the receiver. The beautiful gold plate on the hammer, trigger, nose cap, buttplate, loading gate, and saddle ring rate excellent and really stand out against the deep black finish of the metal parts. Grade XXX walnut was used on the straight grip buttstock showing beautiful curl with light feathering and a cacophony of slightly different hues in the wood. The forend has nice grain with a more even coloring. Both the buttstock and forend have beautiful hand checkering with mainly geometric borders and a very thin dividing line skillfully left in the bottom of the wrist to split the field of diamonds. The tang is engraved in script “W. F. Cody Chief of Scouts” with gold fill and the right barrel flat in front of the receiver is engraved in script “Buffalo Bill Commemorative” and gold filled. The left flat of the receiver has a prominent “Buffalo Bill” in script in tall letters nearly two thirds the height flanked on the left and bottom with loose flowing scroll. The right side flat has the same loose flowing scroll forming a window around the loading gate with a sprig to the rear with a “TE” worked in. This lovely rifle includes a mahogany presentation case with a red velvet lined interior cut for the rifle. The case rates excellent overall showing light handling and storage marks and includes a pair of relief cuts on the interior, one for a gold Buffalo Bill coin and the other an oval medallion. The coin features the bust of W.F. Cody on one side and the seal of the state of Wyoming on the other. The oval medallion is inscribed “Number 158 / Of a Limited Edition / Of 300 Rifles / Designed By The / Buffalo Bill Memorial Association / and / Custom Built By / Winchester.” A beautifully executed presentation grade commemorative. (8B10800-5) {C&R} (2500/3500)

serial #107032, 223 Rem, 20” chrome-lined barrel with a bright excellent bore. The metal surfaces of this 1979-production rifle retain about 98% original Parkerized and anodized finishes with a couple faint spots of light oxidation staining on the barrel and a few scattered light handling marks. The Type 3 pistolgrip, Type 3 handguards and Type 2 buttstock rate excellent with a light handling mark or two. This “Variant K” rifle has all the correct later parts and includes one Colt 9-round magazine and a black nylon sling and the action appears to function well mechanically. (23A10851-43) {MODERN} (1800/2200)

serial #60571, 16 ga. on a No. 0 frame, 28” damascus steel barrels choked cylinder and improved cylinder, with bright very good to perhaps fine bores which show remnants of light pitting, the right tube with remnants of a couple very superficial dings which were raised, the left with a single light ding about 6” from the muzzles which would be easy to rectify if one even wanted to. This very interesting gun is likely one of the first ten 16 ga. guns made, and comes with a rather interesting factory letter. The barrels are a silvery damascus star pattern patina with perhaps a sparsely scattered light speckle of oxidation here or there, they are properly numbered to the gun. The frame is a similar silvery gunmetal patina still with typical nice D grade engraving with dogs left and right and game birds on the belly, showing a sparse freckle here or there, a few light handling marks from the years. The checkered English walnut capped pistolgrip buttstock rates about very good, now worn primarily smooth with remnants of checkering left and right, showing an old light cleaning which has left the metal slightly proud. The checkered hard rubber pistolgrip cap is present, the silver oval monogram plate along the toeline is un-engraved and the length of pull to the checkered center skeleton buttplate is 13 5/8” with drops of 1 3/4” and 3”. The gun locks up on face with the top lever just starting to drift left of center and features automatic safety, double triggers, extractors and seems to function well mechanically. The included Parker letter indicates that the gun was ordered by C.F. Pope & Co. of Providence in 1890 in its current configuration, also with a set of 28” twist barrels ordered heavy to shoot #4 shot. In 1891 it was returned by Mr. H.J. Phillips for barrel work, originally choked full and full, to have the right hand bore opened to “scatter all can”, assuming as open a choke as possible, there was no charge for the choke opening. A very respectable small frame antique smallbore Parker that may do yeoman service once again after a professional checkup. (3B10791-4) {ANTIQUE} (1200/1800)

serial #27477, 40-40 Maynard (Thick) & 22 RF, 26” barrels, the .40 caliber barrel mostly bright and very fine showing areas of light pitting and otherwise crisp rifling and the .22 caliber barrel has been nicely relined with a bright excellent bore. This rifle was originally a Model 1865 that has been factory converted to centerfire 1873 configuration. The .40 caliber barrel retains about 30% original blue thinning and toning mostly to gray-brown patina showing some scattered mild oxidation staining and some old dings along the underside. The .22 barrel has been lightly cleaned to a mix of gunmetal and gray-brown patina showing remnants of old oxidation staining. The action is mostly a smoky gray case-hardened patina showing some scattered gray-brown speckling and a few wisps of vibrant colors lurking about the protected areas. The hammer and trigger retain good original bright blue and the action retains strong markings with Mass. Arms Co. address on the right side and Maynard patent information and “1873” on the left. The smooth walnut buttstock remains in very good condition showing mostly worn oil finish with a few dark streaks from some sort of contaminant, some light dings and handling marks otherwise retaining nice fit at the tangs. The rifle is equipped with a Lyman No. 1 tang sight, two-position sporting rear sight that is slightly bent and a German silver blade front sight. The .22 barrel has a replacement semi-buckhorn sporting rear sight (probably from a Winchester) and Beach front that has lost the target globe. Both barrels fit the frame well with the .44 matching numbered “27477 / 4573” and the .22 numbered “15730”. The action seems to function well mechanically. (13A10670-5) {ANTIQUE} (1200/1800)