{"id":30929,"date":"2026-11-11T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/winchester-exhibition-rifles-built-for-the-worlds-stage\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T17:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T23:15:16","slug":"winchester-exhibition-rifles-built-for-the-worlds-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/winchester-exhibition-rifles-built-for-the-worlds-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Winchester Exhibition Rifles Built for the World&#8217;s Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAXkrZLSxJk?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Winchester exhibition rifles were built for one job: to show the world what the Winchester Repeating Arms Company could do. This video looks at two of them, made nearly 40 years apart. The first is a Winchester Model 1866 made in 1871 and engraved by Conrad F. Ulrich, who signed it four times. On its gold gilt receiver, one side shows hunters failing to stop two charging tigers under a banner reading &#8220;Hunting the Tiger With Single Shooters.&#8221; The other side shows the tigers down, under a banner reading &#8220;Winchester Repeating Rifle.&#8221; R.L. Wilson pictures the rifle in &#8220;Winchester Engraving&#8221; and believes it was a factory promotional piece for the Orient.<\/p>\n<p>The second rifle is a Winchester Model 1894 deluxe takedown in .38-55, shipped in early 1910. It has factory No. 4 style panel scene engraving, gold inlaid bands, and a walnut stock carved with oak leaves and acorns. Wilson notes that it nearly matches the No. 4 example in Winchester&#8217;s own &#8220;Highly Finished Arms&#8221; catalog. A factory partial refurbishment suggests it was shown at more than one of the international expositions held between 1910 and 1915, from Brussels and London to San Francisco. Wherever it went, it was meant to show Winchester at its best.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Winchester Exhibition Rifles: The Benchmarks of Collecting <br \/>00:48 \u2013 The Hierarchy of Winchester Collecting <br \/>01:11 \u2013 Winchester Model 1894 Deluxe Takedown <br \/>01:51 \u2013 How Rare Is a Factory Engraved Winchester 1894? <br \/>02:49 \u2013 John Ulrich No. 4 Panel Scene Engraving <br \/>03:34 \u2013 Restrained Gold Inlay Details <br \/>03:55 \u2013 Featured in R.L. Wilson&#8217;s &#8220;The Book of Winchester Engraving&#8221; <br \/>04:33 \u2013 Built for the World&#8217;s Fairs and International Expositions <br \/>05:27 \u2013 Winchester Model 1866 Exhibition Rifle <br \/>05:57 \u2013 Signed Four Times by Engraver Conrad F. Ulrich <br \/>07:06 \u2013 The Tiger Hunt Scenes <br \/>08:36 \u2013 A Factory Promotional Rifle for the Orient<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#Winchester #WinchesterRifles #Winchester1894<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winchester exhibition rifles were built for one job: to show the world what the Winchester Repeating Arms Company could do. This video looks at two of them, made nearly 40 years apart. The first is a Winchester Model 1866 made in 1871 and engraved by Conrad F. Ulrich, who signed it four times. 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