Project Description
This is a 1/2 scale Winchester Model 1890 .22 caliber pump or slide action rifle made by master miniature maker George Wenzek of Washington State made in 2000. 20 1/16″ long overall with a 12 1/16″ rifled octagon barrel of .130 caliber. Blued machined steel metal parts with a two piece straight grained walnut forearm & straight grip buttstock. The forearm with the typical “corn cob” configuration with 12 grooves and a in the white screw on each side. Crescent buttplate. Checkered hammer spur, the hammer with both half & full cock.  Knurled take down screw & inner magazine tube end. The inner magazine tube finished in the white. Dovetailed windage adjustable front sight, the rear sight held in place by a screw & elevation adjustable. The only marking is the number “4” stamped into the lower front of the frame. Notes from the previous owner said this is # 4 of 5.  Fully functional but non-firing. There is a threaded hole in the upper tang that would be used to add a tang sight. Complete with the original Wenzek oak glass topped hinged case with key lock, key included. The glass top etched with the Winchester horse & rider logo with “18” in front & “90” behind, & “WINCHESTER” underneath. The case interior English fit & lined in a burgundy velour. Accessories include a steel cleaning rod, two empty 1/2 scale Western Super-X .22 WRF ammo boxes, & the already mentioned case key. There is a rectangular brass plaque screwed to the case interior that is engraved “HALF SCALE, BY, GEO. WENZEK, 2000” in four lines. Just a beautiful little rifle, the quality is just first class! Stock # CK-281. Price $6,500.00.
