RARE EARLY “HENRY” MARKED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE EARLY “HENRY” MARKED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 26268. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl has both Henry’s & King’s Patent markings. Forend cap is the early style brass with dimpled front edges. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap which contains a 4-pc brass & iron orig cleaning rod. Buttstock is stamped with the last four digits of matching SN in top tang channel with matching number inside toe of buttplate. Bottom of stock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of buttstock has the hand scratched Roman numeral “XIX”. Early “Henry”marked ’66s are seldom encountered with high orig finish because, immediately upon their introduction, they were purchased & used on the American frontier, usually under very harsh conditions with little or no maintenance. Just finding a “Henry” marked ’66 is a rarity but finding one with substantial orig finish is a very great rarity. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with light muzzle & sharp edge wear, a few small chemical spots and some thinning over chamber area; magazine tube retains about 98% strong orig blue with the magazine band mostly gray patina; receiver retains sharp edges showing only very light wear around carry point on the bottom and all the brass retains a wonderful dark mustard patina; hammer retains strong case colors; lever retains faded case colors on sides, turned dark on outer faces; stock has a gouge on left side with normal nicks, scratches & dings and retains about all of its orig varnish finish; forearm is also sound and retains about 92-93% strong orig varnish with a couple of small gouges toward the upper end & wear on the bottom at the carry point. Hammer is solid in the full cock notch when manually cocked or when the lever is operated slowly, however if the lever is operated rapidly the hammer will not hold at full cock and will follow the bolt forward, otherwise mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to be unfired with the bolt face retaining about all of its orig factory finish with crisp firing pins. 4-44556 JR448 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2001	$46,000.00	RARE EARLY “HENRY” MARKED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 26268. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl has both Henry’s & King’s Patent markings. Forend cap is the early style brass with dimpled front edges. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap which contains a 4-pc brass & iron orig cleaning rod. Buttstock is stamped with the last four digits of matching SN in top tang channel with matching number inside toe of buttplate. Bottom of stock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of buttstock has the hand scratched Roman numeral “XIX”. Early “Henry”marked ’66s are seldom encountered with high orig finish because, immediately upon their introduction, they were purchased & used on the American frontier, usually under very harsh conditions with little or no maintenance. Just finding a “Henry” marked ’66 is a rarity but finding one with substantial orig finish is a very great rarity. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with light muzzle & sharp edge wear, a few small chemical spots and some thinning over chamber area; magazine tube retains about 98% strong orig blue with the magazine band mostly gray patina; receiver retains sharp edges showing only very light wear around carry point on the bottom and all the brass retains a wonderful dark mustard patina; hammer retains strong case colors; lever retains faded case colors on sides, turned dark on outer faces; stock has a gouge on left side with normal nicks, scratches & dings and retains about all of its orig varnish finish; forearm is also sound and retains about 92-93% strong orig varnish with a couple of small gouges toward the upper end & wear on the bottom at the carry point. Hammer is solid in the full cock notch when manually cocked or when the lever is operated slowly, however if the lever is operated rapidly the hammer will not hold at full cock and will follow the bolt forward, otherwise mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; appears to be unfired with the bolt face retaining about all of its orig factory finish with crisp firing pins. 4-44556 JR448 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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