RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 BIG BORE SHORT RIFLE.

SN 10923. Cal 50-95 EXP. Spectacular John Ulrich engraved short rifle with 22″ rnd bbl, button magazine, fine matted top, half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. The sight elevator is marked on the left side “1-1/2, 2, 2-1/2 and 3” “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING ARMS, NEW HAVEN, CT.” is hand engraved on the top right side of the bbl, foreward of the rear sight. Top left side is engraved with “KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29, 1866, OCTOBER 16, 1860.”. Top right side over the chamber area is hand-engraved “.50 Cal.” and top left side is engraved “95 GRS.” Top left side of bbl also has British proofs with another small British proof adjacent on the receiver. Receiver is second type with attached dust cover rail and third type dust cover that is hand-engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS.”. Receiver and side plates are engraved with about 25-30% coverage beautiful foliate arabesque patterns that have fine pearled background and chip/dot borders. Corners of the engraving patterns have small shell patterns. Top tang, forend cap and buttplate tang are engraved to match. The brass carrier is hand engraved “50-95”. Bottom tang, behind the trigger is marked with the engraver’s name “J. Ulrich”. Mounted with very beautiful flame & shell grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock that has a horn fleur-de-lis inlaid in the grip cap and a smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” and the assembly number “1001”. It is also marked with an “L” and an “S”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock. Rear face of the buttstock, under the wood has 3 small assembler’s marks which are also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 50 Express with 22″ matted rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered shotgun butt, case hardened and $5.00 engraving received in the warehouse Oct 11, 1880 and shipped Oct 14, 1880 to order # 21233. This rifle has a single full page illustration on page 237 of The Winchester Book, Madis, 1985 edition. According to the caption under the photographs this rifle was shipped with loading tools & a leather trunk type case. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig blue with a few small scattered spots of rust and a chemical stain on the bottom at the muzzle. Receiver and side plates retain 65-75% orig case colors, brilliant on the left side, faded on left side plate. Right side shows bright case colors in sheltered areas with the balance fading. Top & bottom of the receiver retain bright case colors in sheltered areas with the balance fading and turned silver on the bottom front at the carry point. Lever retains brilliant case colors on the sides and in sheltered areas with chemical staining on the outer faces. Hammer retains dark case colors. Forend cap retains most of its orig case colors, fading to silver. Buttplate retains 50-60% bright orig blue with chemical losses at the heel. There is a small chip in the wrist at the top right front, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its fine piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 51552-1 JRL (90,000-150,000) – Lot 1053

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Auction: Firearms - April 2017

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	1053	$0.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 BIG BORE SHORT RIFLE. SN 10923. Cal 50-95 EXP. Spectacular John Ulrich engraved short rifle with 22″ rnd bbl, button magazine, fine matted top, half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. The sight elevator is marked on the left side “1-1/2, 2, 2-1/2 and 3” “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING ARMS, NEW HAVEN, CT.” is hand engraved on the top right side of the bbl, foreward of the rear sight. Top left side is engraved with “KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29, 1866, OCTOBER 16, 1860.”. Top right side over the chamber area is hand-engraved “.50 Cal.” and top left side is engraved “95 GRS.” Top left side of bbl also has British proofs with another small British proof adjacent on the receiver. Receiver is second type with attached dust cover rail and third type dust cover that is hand-engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS.”. Receiver and side plates are engraved with about 25-30% coverage beautiful foliate arabesque patterns that have fine pearled background and chip/dot borders. Corners of the engraving patterns have small shell patterns. Top tang, forend cap and buttplate tang are engraved to match. The brass carrier is hand engraved “50-95”. Bottom tang, behind the trigger is marked with the engraver’s name “J. Ulrich”. Mounted with very beautiful flame & shell grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock that has a horn fleur-de-lis inlaid in the grip cap and a smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” and the assembly number “1001”. It is also marked with an “L” and an “S”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock. Rear face of the buttstock, under the wood has 3 small assembler’s marks which are also found inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 50 Express with 22″ matted rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered shotgun butt, case hardened and $5.00 engraving received in the warehouse Oct 11, 1880 and shipped Oct 14, 1880 to order # 21233. This rifle has a single full page illustration on page 237 of The Winchester Book, Madis, 1985 edition. According to the caption under the photographs this rifle was shipped with loading tools & a leather trunk type case. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig blue with a few small scattered spots of rust and a chemical stain on the bottom at the muzzle. Receiver and side plates retain 65-75% orig case colors, brilliant on the left side, faded on left side plate. Right side shows bright case colors in sheltered areas with the balance fading. Top & bottom of the receiver retain bright case colors in sheltered areas with the balance fading and turned silver on the bottom front at the carry point. Lever retains brilliant case colors on the sides and in sheltered areas with chemical staining on the outer faces. Hammer retains dark case colors. Forend cap retains most of its orig case colors, fading to silver. Buttplate retains 50-60% bright orig blue with chemical losses at the heel. There is a small chip in the wrist at the top right front, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its fine piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 51552-1 JRL (90,000-150,000) – Lot 1053 \| Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - April 2017 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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RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 BIG BORE SHORT RIFLE.