#34 • Factory Engraved Gold Inlaid Winchester 1894 Carbine made for United States President John F Kennedy

Part of Fine Winchesters Auction (live auction by Lewis & Grant Auctions)

Status: Sold

$50,000 - $75,000 .30-30 caliber, 20" round barrel full magazine, S/N 250000A, Blued finish with checkered walnut stock. Barrel banded in gold, engraved at the muzzle, engraved breech with two gold bands. The frame on the left side has a grizzly bear in gold in a gold panel with scroll engraving and the outer edges of the frame are gold banded. The right side of the frame is scroll engraved with a gold band panel and a gold inlaid whitetail deer. The rest of the frame is scroll engraved with gold band borders. This is one of the finest deluxe Winchester factory presentation engraved and gold inlaid late Winchester Model 1894 carbines extant. Featured in "The Book of Winchester Engraving'' and "Winchester Engraving" by R.L. “Larry" Wilson. This is one of two identical 1894 carbines that were engraved and gold inlaid by John Kusmit, the successor to the Ulrich family of Winchester factory engravers.. Serial number 2,500,00 was given by Winchester to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and is presently at The Cody Firearms Museum. Serial number 2,500,000A was made for President John F. Kennedy, but not presented due to Kennedy’s tragic assassination. Accompanied by a binder full of documentation including an original 1963 Winchester and Western Sporting Arms and Ammunition Catalog - No. 3AF0002 documenting the creation of this carbine for President Kennedy at a cost of $5000.00. After the President’s untimely death, Winchester raffled off his carbine as the grand prize in a contest to see who could name the 19 Texas Rangers holding 18 Winchesters. Mr. Frank Emrick of Anchorage, Alaska was the winner. The voluminous documentation includes a letter from Mr. Emrick to Harry H. Mann, the Director of the Sahara Gun Show, asking advice on how to sell his prize. Mr. Mann advised Frank Emrick to contact legendary dealer Robert “Bob” Berryman. Provenance: Mr. Frank Emrick Robert “Bob” Berryman Ivan B. Hart John Malloy **This is carbine mint and unfired.**