Winchester Model 94
BOTTEGA GIOVANELLI MASTER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 94 “GREAT WESTERN ARTISTS II”
EXHIBITION WALNUT - SIGNED PRINTS - 100% COMPLETE
Sold For:
$4,444.00
Circa:
1981
Caliber:
.30-30 Winchester
Atlas Collectible Firearms is profoundly honored to present a holy grail, museum-grade masterpiece of fine Italian engraving and American lever-action heritage: an original 1981 Winchester Model 94 Great Western Artists II Commemorative lever-action carbine chambered in the classic .30-30 Winchester cartridge. Produced in an exceptionally limited run of only 999 pieces, this holy grail specimen features a coin-like French grey receiver lavishly hand-engraved by the world-renowned Bottega C. Giovanelli studio in Italy. Signed directly by the master engraver on the right side of the receiver alongside the limitation number "Bottega C. Giovanelli - 496/999," this investment-grade treasure pairs a high-lustre, deep blued 20-inch barrel with master-tier scrollwork and high-relief Western game scenes.
This extraordinary firearm is outfitted with exhibition-grade walnut stocks featuring rich figure, fine hand-checkering across the forend and straight wrist, and unique hand-checkering directly across the bare wood butt where a buttplate would traditionally rest. This offering stands as one of the most complete packages ever seen, arriving 100% complete. The comprehensive set includes the factory original green Winchester patterned deluxe luggage suitcase, all original factory manuals, service pamphlets, warranty cards, and the rare brown cardboard outer factory shipping box. Most remarkably, this package includes the original hand-signed Bottega C. Giovanelli engraving art prints depicting the receiver scenes, individually mounted in matching exhibition-quality walnut frames.
The cosmetic condition of this Master Engraved Winchester Model 94 remains in factory-unfired NOS condition throughout, showing no evidence of use, with only minor superficial marks from storage/display. Mechanically, the lever action functions with crisp, vault-tight precision, cycling flawlessly with a firm lockup. The 20-inch blued barrel preserves a mirror-bright, pristine bore with sharp, razor-defined rifling lines throughout.