Winchester Deluxe Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle with Unusual Cheekpiece Deluxe Stock
Manufactured in 1910, this deluxe Winchester Model 1890 is chambered in the highly desirable .22 W.R.F. The rifle features a dovetail blade front sight and an elevation-adjustable notch rear sight. The barrel is marked on the upper left flat with the two-line address and patent dates, followed by “-MOD. 1890-” and the caliber designation “22 W.R.F.” at the breech. Factory oval proofs are stamped on the barrel and receiver at the breech, with the caliber designation “WRF” also stamped on the front of the receiver.
The rifle is fitted with a highly figured deluxe 12-groove slide handle and a checkered pistol grip stock featuring an unusual left-side cheekpiece, a hard rubber Winchester grip cap, and a crescent steel buttplate.
Very fine, retaining 85% original blue finish with thinning to brown on the balance. The wood is very fine with a noticeable semi-circular vertical hairline crack that follows the grain rear of cheekpiece, minimal handling marks. crisp checkering, and most of the semi-professionally refinished varnish remaining with some overlap to the metal. Mechanically excellent.
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