FINE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 128572. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, homemade brass front sight and musket style ladder rear sight with exposed tension spring. Mounted with uncheckered, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock that has crescent brass buttplate with trap. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate have last four digits of matching SN. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by one of the Ulrichs, with the vignette of a running bull elk on the left side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with pearled background. Right side is engraved to match with a large sweeping pattern terminating in a 7-petal flower blossom. Front side panels are identically engraved with matching patterns. Engraving extends over the top of the receiver, top tang, sides of the forend cap and buttplate tang. This rifle is one of the rare ’66s that will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum. Records show that it is a rifle, engraved with silver finish. Received in the warehouse June 15, 1875 and was shipped July 15, 1876 to Order #2654. This rifle was produced in 1875 but not shipped until 1876. This was a period when the west was still wild and the Indian wars were continuing. (Remember George Armstrong Custer?) Even though center fire rifles and handguns had been in use 3 or more years, any repeating arm was in great demand, especially after the Custer fiasco, and these rimfire rifles were still being put to use throughout the American Frontier. Later, after the center fire arms had taken over, these rimfire arms were sold into Mexico and South America where the cartridge was still popular. They are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good, all matching. Bbl retains a cleaned metal patina with fine spots of surface rust; magazine tube is a plummy brown patina; receiver retains traces of original silver plating on the bottom tang, under the lever area and hammer slot, otherwise it is a medium to dark mustard patina; forend cap and buttplate are matching patina; stock has a dressed gouge by the buttplate tang with a few other light nicks and dings, otherwise wood is sound and retains a restored oil finish; mechanics are fine; strong dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-51512 JR270 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1114

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
	1114	$17,250.00	FINE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 128572. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, homemade brass front sight and musket style ladder rear sight with exposed tension spring. Mounted with uncheckered, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock that has crescent brass buttplate with trap. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate have last four digits of matching SN. Receiver is beautifully engraved, probably by one of the Ulrichs, with the vignette of a running bull elk on the left side surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with pearled background. Right side is engraved to match with a large sweeping pattern terminating in a 7-petal flower blossom. Front side panels are identically engraved with matching patterns. Engraving extends over the top of the receiver, top tang, sides of the forend cap and buttplate tang. This rifle is one of the rare ’66s that will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum. Records show that it is a rifle, engraved with silver finish. Received in the warehouse June 15, 1875 and was shipped July 15, 1876 to Order #2654. This rifle was produced in 1875 but not shipped until 1876. This was a period when the west was still wild and the Indian wars were continuing. (Remember George Armstrong Custer?) Even though center fire rifles and handguns had been in use 3 or more years, any repeating arm was in great demand, especially after the Custer fiasco, and these rimfire rifles were still being put to use throughout the American Frontier. Later, after the center fire arms had taken over, these rimfire arms were sold into Mexico and South America where the cartridge was still popular. They are rarely found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Very good, all matching. Bbl retains a cleaned metal patina with fine spots of surface rust; magazine tube is a plummy brown patina; receiver retains traces of original silver plating on the bottom tang, under the lever area and hammer slot, otherwise it is a medium to dark mustard patina; forend cap and buttplate are matching patina; stock has a dressed gouge by the buttplate tang with a few other light nicks and dings, otherwise wood is sound and retains a restored oil finish; mechanics are fine; strong dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-51512 JR270 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1114 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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FINE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.