SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 EXPRESS RIFLE.

SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 EXPRESS RIFLE. Cal. 50-95. SN 17697. Standard grade 2nd model rifle with 26” rnd bbl, full magazine, front sight missing its blade and an early semi-buckhorn rear sight. The dust cover is marked “Winchester Express / 50 CAL 95 GRS” and the bottom of the carrier is marked “50-95”. It has uncheckered wood with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating it was shipped Oct. 7, 1881 to Order #28623. CONDITION: About very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 50% original blue mixed with medium light brown patina and has strong blue in the sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 75% thin, original blue with the balance a gray/brown patina. Wood is sound with a fine old hand rubbed patina with nicks & scratches and a gouge on the buttstock and a series of scratches on the left side of the buttstock. It has good mechanics and a strong bright bore with light pitting and a couple spots of heavier pitting. 4-51491 JR800 (7,500-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	1138	$8,050.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 EXPRESS RIFLE. Cal. 50-95. SN 17697. Standard grade 2nd model rifle with 26” rnd bbl, full magazine, front sight missing its blade and an early semi-buckhorn rear sight. The dust cover is marked “Winchester Express / 50 CAL 95 GRS” and the bottom of the carrier is marked “50-95”. It has uncheckered wood with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating it was shipped Oct. 7, 1881 to Order #28623. CONDITION: About very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 50% original blue mixed with medium light brown patina and has strong blue in the sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 75% thin, original blue with the balance a gray/brown patina. Wood is sound with a fine old hand rubbed patina with nicks & scratches and a gouge on the buttstock and a series of scratches on the left side of the buttstock. It has good mechanics and a strong bright bore with light pitting and a couple spots of heavier pitting. 4-51491 JR800 (7,500-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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