SCARCE HENRY MARKED 2nd MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 15972. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine with screwed-in plug and 2nd type magazine band. Front sight is blued steel with a 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight and an attached windage adjustable sporting tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Forend cap is also brass with dimpled front edges and integral sling wire with matching sling wire on the stock. Serial number is found on left side of lower tang under the wood, in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Bottom tang is also marked with the initials “RV” and a small “W”. Top flat of the bbl has the Henry’s & King’s 2-line Patent markings. The 2nd Model ’66s had flared front edges on the receiver to allow for a thicker forearm, which had been a much maligned fault on the 1st Models. In addition, the loading gate on the 2nd Model and subsequent models had tapered concave grooves instead of the flat loading gate of the 1st models. Receivers of the 2nd and subsequent models were also more streamlined at the top rear edge with a sloping radius instead of the sharp Henry-style radius of the 1st Models. This rifle appears to have been produced in 1868 at the height of the post-Civil War Westward Migration when any repeating cartridge firearm was in tremendous demand. Those firearms usually saw extreme hard service under very harsh conditions and are rarely found today with any orig finish. This is a completely untouched and orig ’66 rifle. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 60-70% orig blue with the balance mixed patina; receiver & sideplates show slightly worn edges and retain a dark mustard patina with some minor chemical spotting and green verdigris; hammer retains faded case colors on the sides with dark colors on the rear edge; lever is a dark brown patina; tang sight retains traces of orig blue; buttplate is a matching dark mustard patina. Stock has a hairline crack through the bottom buttplate screw hole, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks, dings & scratches; buttstock retains about 60% orig varnish and the forearm about 40%. Mechanics are crisp, strong dark bore with sharp rifling. Cleaning rod shows heavy use. 4-54020 JR4 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1192

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1192	$25,300.00	SCARCE HENRY MARKED 2nd MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 15972. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine with screwed-in plug and 2nd type magazine band. Front sight is blued steel with a 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight and an attached windage adjustable sporting tang sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Forend cap is also brass with dimpled front edges and integral sling wire with matching sling wire on the stock. Serial number is found on left side of lower tang under the wood, in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Bottom tang is also marked with the initials “RV” and a small “W”. Top flat of the bbl has the Henry’s & King’s 2-line Patent markings. The 2nd Model ’66s had flared front edges on the receiver to allow for a thicker forearm, which had been a much maligned fault on the 1st Models. In addition, the loading gate on the 2nd Model and subsequent models had tapered concave grooves instead of the flat loading gate of the 1st models. Receivers of the 2nd and subsequent models were also more streamlined at the top rear edge with a sloping radius instead of the sharp Henry-style radius of the 1st Models. This rifle appears to have been produced in 1868 at the height of the post-Civil War Westward Migration when any repeating cartridge firearm was in tremendous demand. Those firearms usually saw extreme hard service under very harsh conditions and are rarely found today with any orig finish. This is a completely untouched and orig ’66 rifle. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 60-70% orig blue with the balance mixed patina; receiver & sideplates show slightly worn edges and retain a dark mustard patina with some minor chemical spotting and green verdigris; hammer retains faded case colors on the sides with dark colors on the rear edge; lever is a dark brown patina; tang sight retains traces of orig blue; buttplate is a matching dark mustard patina. Stock has a hairline crack through the bottom buttplate screw hole, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks, dings & scratches; buttstock retains about 60% orig varnish and the forearm about 40%. Mechanics are crisp, strong dark bore with sharp rifling. Cleaning rod shows heavy use. 4-54020 JR4 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 1192 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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 HENRY MARKED 2nd MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.