In the United States since the auction was sold to a vintage Winchester rifle manufactured in 1886. She was rescued 1,265 million dollars. The auction was conducted by the firm Rock Island Auction Company (Illinois). About it reports Luxurylaunches.
The weapon, according to the publication, well preserved.
This rifle has a rich history. Her owner was the American captain Henry Lawton (Henry Ware Lawton), who was captured in 1886, the military leader of a tribe of Apache Geronimo. Rifle model 1886 with serial number 1 was presented to Lawton for a gift representative of Winchester in recognition of his achievements.
Photo: press service of the Rock Island Auction Company
Weapons that are not used for the purpose, sometimes as a piece of furniture. For example, at the end of March the Austrian designer Rainer Weber (Rainer Weber) has released a collection of chairs created from Kalashnikovs. The weapon was broken down into parts and then the parts are welded together for the frame. The handle of the machines is covered with black lacquer and wooden parts (forend and butt) treated with wood preservative.
