SCARCE CANADIAN NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 44172. Cal. 45-75. Standard NWMP carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and special “Spanish Meter” ladder rear sight. Receiver is 3rd type with milled dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has a metal forend cap and one band with straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Right side of buttstock is marked in a blocked arc “N.W.M.P.” The North West Mounted Police purchased 1,261 of these carbines which remained in service 1878-1914. Until the advent of smokeless powder cartridges with higher velocity bullets these carbines remained extremely popular with the Mounties. Late in their service life and after 1914 several hundred of the carbines were sold to police & militia forces and therefore remained in service far beyond 1914. This carbine is identified by SN as having been issued to the NWMP and is listed on p. 185 of Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police 1873-1973, Phillips & Klancher. Another listing of NWMP carbines shows that this carbine, identified by SN, was in case #113 of a shipment of 150 carbines on March 28, 1885. This carbine was purchased by Peter & Patty Murray of Huntington Beach, CA from L.D. Libke, a retired RCMP Staff Sergeant, who went on to become the advertising & public relations manager for Winchester, Canada. In a variety of correspondence between Mr. Murray & Mr. Libke, Mr. Libke states that he had purchased this carbine from a custom gun shop in Edmonton, Alberta in July 1976. He states that he was led to believe, by Irv. Hyman the owner of the gun shop, that thiscarbine had been purchased in early 1976 from the estate of the late Chief Superintendent, George Prime of the RCMP who had been a member for 35 years. Superintendent Prime was the son of an officer in the NWMP and the Royal NWMP and was the Adjutant of the Force in Headquarters Division, Ottawa. Mr. Libke states that it is his contention that this carbine was issued to the senior Mr. Prime when he joined the NWMP and was subsequently passed down through the family. No documentation supporting this contention has been found as of this writing. Accompanied by a large volume of correspondence, as noted, and also a Buffalo Bill Historical Center letter which identifies this carbine as having been received in the warehouse March 28, 1885 and shipped same day with 110 other rifles with the same specifications to the same order. Additionally accompanied by two photographs of Staff Sgt. Libke in uniform with the date “November 1977”. Also accompanied by three gold RCMP hat badges that belonged to SSgt. Libke, two small and one large. Also accompanied by a pair of early nickeled handcuffs & key with attached tags stating they were orig early RCMP handcuffs from Lloyd Libke. Also accompanied by two cased RCMP Commemorative Canadian $1.00 silver coins. Further accompanied by two rare Dominion Cartridge Co. caliber 45-75 cartridges with head stamps of 1899 & 1900 markings, made exclusively for the RCMP, mounted to a small mahogany board with a card providing complete information. And finally accompanied by a small uniform shoulder patch. While an NWMP carbine is occasionally encountered they almost never have any history or provenance. The fact that this carbine is descended from an old time NWMP officer is very significant. PROVENANCE: R.C.M.P. Adjutant Prime; Chief Superintendent George Prime; Irv Hyman Custom Gun Shop; SSgt. L.D. Libke; Peter & Patty Murray CONDITION: Very good. Appears to be completely orig & intact; bbl retains traces of orig blue being mostly a thin silver/brown patina; receiver & sideplates retain about 40% orig blue with a series of small cuts on right sideplate and nicks on the lever. Wood is sound showing moderate wear with nicks & scratches and having been lightly cleaned. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Accessories are fine. 4-47927 JR11 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1214

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1214	$10,925.00	SCARCE CANADIAN NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 44172. Cal. 45-75. Standard NWMP carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and special “Spanish Meter” ladder rear sight. Receiver is 3rd type with milled dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has a metal forend cap and one band with straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Right side of buttstock is marked in a blocked arc “N.W.M.P.” The North West Mounted Police purchased 1,261 of these carbines which remained in service 1878-1914. Until the advent of smokeless powder cartridges with higher velocity bullets these carbines remained extremely popular with the Mounties. Late in their service life and after 1914 several hundred of the carbines were sold to police & militia forces and therefore remained in service far beyond 1914. This carbine is identified by SN as having been issued to the NWMP and is listed on p. 185 of Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police 1873-1973, Phillips & Klancher. Another listing of NWMP carbines shows that this carbine, identified by SN, was in case #113 of a shipment of 150 carbines on March 28, 1885. This carbine was purchased by Peter & Patty Murray of Huntington Beach, CA from L.D. Libke, a retired RCMP Staff Sergeant, who went on to become the advertising & public relations manager for Winchester, Canada. In a variety of correspondence between Mr. Murray & Mr. Libke, Mr. Libke states that he had purchased this carbine from a custom gun shop in Edmonton, Alberta in July 1976. He states that he was led to believe, by Irv. Hyman the owner of the gun shop, that thiscarbine had been purchased in early 1976 from the estate of the late Chief Superintendent, George Prime of the RCMP who had been a member for 35 years. Superintendent Prime was the son of an officer in the NWMP and the Royal NWMP and was the Adjutant of the Force in Headquarters Division, Ottawa. Mr. Libke states that it is his contention that this carbine was issued to the senior Mr. Prime when he joined the NWMP and was subsequently passed down through the family. No documentation supporting this contention has been found as of this writing. Accompanied by a large volume of correspondence, as noted, and also a Buffalo Bill Historical Center letter which identifies this carbine as having been received in the warehouse March 28, 1885 and shipped same day with 110 other rifles with the same specifications to the same order. Additionally accompanied by two photographs of Staff Sgt. Libke in uniform with the date “November 1977”. Also accompanied by three gold RCMP hat badges that belonged to SSgt. Libke, two small and one large. Also accompanied by a pair of early nickeled handcuffs & key with attached tags stating they were orig early RCMP handcuffs from Lloyd Libke. Also accompanied by two cased RCMP Commemorative Canadian $1.00 silver coins. Further accompanied by two rare Dominion Cartridge Co. caliber 45-75 cartridges with head stamps of 1899 & 1900 markings, made exclusively for the RCMP, mounted to a small mahogany board with a card providing complete information. And finally accompanied by a small uniform shoulder patch. While an NWMP carbine is occasionally encountered they almost never have any history or provenance. The fact that this carbine is descended from an old time NWMP officer is very significant. PROVENANCE: R.C.M.P. Adjutant Prime; Chief Superintendent George Prime; Irv Hyman Custom Gun Shop; SSgt. L.D. Libke; Peter & Patty Murray CONDITION: Very good. Appears to be completely orig & intact; bbl retains traces of orig blue being mostly a thin silver/brown patina; receiver & sideplates retain about 40% orig blue with a series of small cuts on right sideplate and nicks on the lever. Wood is sound showing moderate wear with nicks & scratches and having been lightly cleaned. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. Accessories are fine. 4-47927 JR11 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 1214 Click here to view provenance 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 CANADIAN NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE.