SCARCE DELUXE INSCRIBED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 24296. Cal. 45-60. Second model deluxe ’76 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight & thick base sporting rear sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail & third type dust cover and has single set trigger. Left side plate is engraved in large letters “U.S. Weaver”. Mounted with nicely figured, 2-3X American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & horn fleur-de-lis insert pistol grip stock that has crescent buttplate with trap that contains an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly number “972” & “CF”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of buttplate. Although the buttstock is without assembly number there is little doubt that this is the orig buttstock, or at least one that has been with the rifle its entire working life. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. This rifle appears to have been produced in 1882 and was Winchester’s first big bore lever action rifle. It’s only competition was the Marlin model 1881 which at that point had not yet obtained wide distribution. The model ’76 was chambered for several big bore cartridges capable of taking any North American game & most Continental, Asian & African big game. It is well recorded that Pres. Theodore Roosevelt was fond of the ’76 rifle and used it on many of his hunting expeditions to Africa & the Western U.S.. CONDITION: Good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 30% blue in sheltered areas, being mostly a brown patina; receiver retains traces of orig case colors being mostly a dark grey metal patina; wood is sound showing very heavy wear with nicks and dings and retains a hand worn patina. Set trigger needs adjusting, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a little orange peel pitting. 4-51491 JR287 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1131

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
	1131	$5,900.00	SCARCE DELUXE INSCRIBED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 24296. Cal. 45-60. Second model deluxe ’76 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight & thick base sporting rear sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail & third type dust cover and has single set trigger. Left side plate is engraved in large letters “U.S. Weaver”. Mounted with nicely figured, 2-3X American walnut with H-style checkered forearm & horn fleur-de-lis insert pistol grip stock that has crescent buttplate with trap that contains an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang is marked with the assembly number “972” & “CF”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of buttplate. Although the buttstock is without assembly number there is little doubt that this is the orig buttstock, or at least one that has been with the rifle its entire working life. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. This rifle appears to have been produced in 1882 and was Winchester’s first big bore lever action rifle. It’s only competition was the Marlin model 1881 which at that point had not yet obtained wide distribution. The model ’76 was chambered for several big bore cartridges capable of taking any North American game & most Continental, Asian & African big game. It is well recorded that Pres. Theodore Roosevelt was fond of the ’76 rifle and used it on many of his hunting expeditions to Africa & the Western U.S.. CONDITION: Good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 30% blue in sheltered areas, being mostly a brown patina; receiver retains traces of orig case colors being mostly a dark grey metal patina; wood is sound showing very heavy wear with nicks and dings and retains a hand worn patina. Set trigger needs adjusting, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a little orange peel pitting. 4-51491 JR287 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1131 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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SCARCE DELUXE INSCRIBED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.