DELUXE SHORT RIFLE FROM THE WES ADAMS COLLECTION. Cal. 40-82 WCF. S#. 37050. Bbl. 22" octagon to round, 4" shorter than standard. Rocky mountain front sight with sporting rear sight. Full length mag. Case colored action is factory engraved, likely by the hand of John Ulrich. Engraving is of the No. 6 style with vignette of a whitetail buck on the left side and a pointing setter on the right. Receiver, forend cap and buttplate peak have 50% coverage of arabesque scroll with fancy borders. Top tang has straight line borders. Short rifle length 8 3/8" forearm & pistol grip stock w/ ebony grip insert of XXX black walnut. Style H hand checkering & crescent steel buttplate. Left inside of lower tang is stamped w/ assembly no. "186" & wood grade marking "XXX". Top tang channel of stock inside toe of buttplate have matching assembly number "186". LOP: 14" as measured from line of trigger attachment to buttplate peak. DAC: 2 1/4". DAH: 3". UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter from the Cody Firearms Museum detailing the following information, "Rifle / 40/82 / 22-inch, 1/2 octagon barrel / Plain trigger / Checkered stock / Pistol grip / Stock 14 inches long / Drop 3 inches / Engraved $4:00 / Rocky Mountain front sight / Received in the warehouse on November 19, 1889 / Shipped from the warehouse on November 19, 1889, to order number 4766". Also includes a hardbound copy by James D. Julia Inc. of "The Extraordinary Wes Adams Collection" as sold March 3, 2012, October 1, 2012 & March 11th, 2013. This extraordinary rifle is lot 2065 featured on page 69. CONDITION: very fine overall. Bbl. & mag. tube retain over 90% original blue showing light edge wear w/ small spotting on left side of bbl. Receiver retains brilliant case colors on lower tang w/ nicely visible case colors on top tang, left side & protected areas of action. Other areas show fading to gray. Right side & bottom of action have dark spots of corrosion w/ some light pitting. Original wood finish shows areas of wear w/ scattered light scratches & marks & pinprick spotting. Checkering shows light wear. Crisp mechanics. Bore is generally bright w/ sound rifling showing some very light darkness. PROVENANCE: from the extraordinary Wes Adams collection. Formerly of the Doctor James M. Goforth II Estate Collection. (01-25125/DS). ANTIQUE. $45,000-55,000.