Update: This Winchester sold for $1.265 MILLION in our 2016 April Premiere Firearms Auction.
A Winchester 1886 in this superb condition is already an extremely desirable collector’s item. When it’s serial number 1, it instantly sends tremors through collecting circles across the nation. When it’s all those things in addition to a gift presented from one Medal of Honor recipient to another who captured Apache leader Geronimo, it becomes a national treasure.
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