EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE MODEL WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE INSCRIBED TO ANTONIO C. HESING/CHICAGO/E.U.A.

SN 22581. Cal. 45-75. Rare nickel trim 2nd model ’76 carbine with 22″ bbl, full length forearm, barleycorn front sight & orig reverse mounted, 1000 yard ladder rear sight. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail & 3rd type dust cover. Left side plate is engraved “ANTONIO C. HESING / CHICAGO / E.U.A.” Receiver, bbl band, fore end cap and buttplate are nickel finish. Mounted with exceptional 3-4X, center crotch, flame & burl grain American walnut with H-style fine checkered forearm & horn fleur-de-lis insert serpentine grip buttstock that has carbine buttplate without trap. Buttstock has a recess under the buttplate but not sufficiently deep for a cleaning rod. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1482”, “XXX” & a “C”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe buttplate. The “C” indicates carbine. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum postcard dated April 18, 1972 over the signature of T.E. Hall, Curator, which identifies this carbine in Cal. 45-75 with checkered pistol grip stock & nickel trim, shipped March 15, 1882, no additional information listed. Also accompanied by a letter on Chicago Historial Society letterhead over the signature of Herbert G. Houze, Curator of Weapons & Military History. Mr. Houze states that there is very little information regarding Mr. Hesing other than that he was mentioned as the publisher of “The Staats Zeitung”. In the second paragraph Mr. Houze states “There is evidence (largely unsubstantiated) that he was a strong supporter of Mexican President Porfiro (sic) Diaz. This hypothesis is supported by the inscription on the rifle “E.U.A.” which is Spanish for “Estados Unidos de América” which is translated to “United States of America”. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains a thin blue/gray patina with a few scattered spots of light surface discoloration; receiver, side plates & carrier retain 65-70% orig nickel with most of the losses from flaking, not wear; right front side flat has a small spot of wear; hammer retains strong, bright case colors; lever retains traces of case colors being mostly a brown patina; buttplate retains 30-40% orig nickel with the balance flaked. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig fine hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. 4-50621 JR59 (35,000-50,000) – Lot 1039

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1039	$43,125.00	EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE MODEL WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE INSCRIBED TO ANTONIO C. HESING/CHICAGO/E.U.A. SN 22581. Cal. 45-75. Rare nickel trim 2nd model ’76 carbine with 22″ bbl, full length forearm, barleycorn front sight & orig reverse mounted, 1000 yard ladder rear sight. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail & 3rd type dust cover. Left side plate is engraved “ANTONIO C. HESING / CHICAGO / E.U.A.” Receiver, bbl band, fore end cap and buttplate are nickel finish. Mounted with exceptional 3-4X, center crotch, flame & burl grain American walnut with H-style fine checkered forearm & horn fleur-de-lis insert serpentine grip buttstock that has carbine buttplate without trap. Buttstock has a recess under the buttplate but not sufficiently deep for a cleaning rod. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1482”, “XXX” & a “C”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe buttplate. The “C” indicates carbine. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum postcard dated April 18, 1972 over the signature of T.E. Hall, Curator, which identifies this carbine in Cal. 45-75 with checkered pistol grip stock & nickel trim, shipped March 15, 1882, no additional information listed. Also accompanied by a letter on Chicago Historial Society letterhead over the signature of Herbert G. Houze, Curator of Weapons & Military History. Mr. Houze states that there is very little information regarding Mr. Hesing other than that he was mentioned as the publisher of “The Staats Zeitung”. In the second paragraph Mr. Houze states “There is evidence (largely unsubstantiated) that he was a strong supporter of Mexican President Porfiro (sic) Diaz. This hypothesis is supported by the inscription on the rifle “E.U.A.” which is Spanish for “Estados Unidos de América” which is translated to “United States of America”. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains a thin blue/gray patina with a few scattered spots of light surface discoloration; receiver, side plates & carrier retain 65-70% orig nickel with most of the losses from flaking, not wear; right front side flat has a small spot of wear; hammer retains strong, bright case colors; lever retains traces of case colors being mostly a brown patina; buttplate retains 30-40% orig nickel with the balance flaked. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig fine hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant, shiny bore. 4-50621 JR59 (35,000-50,000) – Lot 1039 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE MODEL WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE INSCRIBED TO ANTONIO C. HESING/CHICAGO/E.U.A.