LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 165101. Ca. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight, serrated side “V” notch sporting rear sight with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.”, adjacent receiver “44 CAL.” Standard receiver, mounted with lightly figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with steel nosecap. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals Assembly No. 22, which can also be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter identifying as a round bbl rifle, shipped January 12, 1886. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a dark brown patina with some shallow corrosion at muzzle end, areas of mag tube show light cleaning and blending with silver patina, and bbl has a couple of spots of fine surface oxidation. Receiver shows a mustard patina with good straight edges and a dark streak running from ejection port back through hammer and down top tang with a few minor small nicks & dings. Hammer is mostly a dark patina showing some silver on sides. Lever is a dark brown patina with a small amount of fine surface oxidation. Stock is sound with normal nicks & dings, slight darkening around buttplate, some scattered minor flaking to finish mostly on left side near toe and retains orig finish worn and blended with hand worn patina. Buttplate is a dark patina with some areas of shallow surface pitting. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand worn patina blended with some orig finish. Nosecap is a very dark brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, dark bore with distinct rifling and moderate scattered pitting. 4-41307 BDT148 (12,500-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	2029	$8,050.00	LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 165101. Ca. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight, serrated side “V” notch sporting rear sight with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.”, adjacent receiver “44 CAL.” Standard receiver, mounted with lightly figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with steel nosecap. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals Assembly No. 22, which can also be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter identifying as a round bbl rifle, shipped January 12, 1886. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a dark brown patina with some shallow corrosion at muzzle end, areas of mag tube show light cleaning and blending with silver patina, and bbl has a couple of spots of fine surface oxidation. Receiver shows a mustard patina with good straight edges and a dark streak running from ejection port back through hammer and down top tang with a few minor small nicks & dings. Hammer is mostly a dark patina showing some silver on sides. Lever is a dark brown patina with a small amount of fine surface oxidation. Stock is sound with normal nicks & dings, slight darkening around buttplate, some scattered minor flaking to finish mostly on left side near toe and retains orig finish worn and blended with hand worn patina. Buttplate is a dark patina with some areas of shallow surface pitting. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand worn patina blended with some orig finish. Nosecap is a very dark brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, dark bore with distinct rifling and moderate scattered pitting. 4-41307 BDT148 (12,500-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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