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SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1894 NO. 6 ENGRAVED DELUXE TAKEDOWN LEVER ACTION RIFLE INSCRIBED TO CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR PRESIDENT JOHN FITZPATRICK
23-4785
Cal. 30 WCF, (30-30)
S# 159800
Bbl. 26″ octagon. Lyman no. 4 hunting sight w/ filler in rear dovetail & no. 21 “Climbin Lyman” receiver sight. Full length takedown mag. Action has no. 6 engraving featuring vignettes of deer on right & bighorn sheep on left. Scenes are surrounded by arabesque scroll & fancy borders. Complimenting engraving extends to upper & lower action areas along w/ bbl. extension, breech end of bbl. & crescent steel buttplate. Although the letter does not state factory engraved, this engraving is undoubtedly period and done in the hand of Ulrich. “WINCHESTER ENGRAVING” by R.L. Wilson states 378 model 1894s in the serial number range 1-353999 were engraved and only 25 featured No. 6 engraving. Rifle features include double set triggers. Forearm & hard rubber capped pistol grip stock of XX fancy walnut w/ style “H” factory checkering & German silver nameplate in toeline. Left inside of lower tang is marked w/ assembly number “15557” followed by wood grade marking “XX”. Back of stock is stamped “94/T/15557”. Floorplate of rifle is engraved initials “C.F.L. / Chicago, 1902”. John Fitzpatrick was an organizer of the Chicago Federation of Labor “CFL”. He served as President of the CFL in 1900 & again from 1906 until his death in 1946. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: a Cody Firearms Museum letter listing the following information, “Type: Rifle. Caliber: 30. Barrel Type: Octagon. Trigger: Set. Takedown. Received in warehouse on December 16, 1902. Shipped from warehouse on December 17, 1902, Order number 168765”. 2 Pages of info including a photo of John Fitzpatrick are also included.
STATUS: CURIO
