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2090
$11,500.00

WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 61280. Cal. 45-75. 22″ rnd bbl, barley corn front sight, 1876 marked carbine ladder rear sight, top bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH-29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”, adjacent receiver “45-75/W.C.F.”. Standard receiver with stud and ring on left side, mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, 18″ forend with nose cap and bbl band. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue, some muzzle wear, normal nicks and scratches and two areas that have been cleaned mixing with brown and silver patina. Receiver retains 80-85% orig blue thinning on sharp edges, wearing on bottom and blending with brown patina, normal nicks and scratches, some spots of faint surface oxidation. Loading gate shows strong orig nitre blue with some silvering. Hammer retains strong orig case colors, slightly silvering on right side. Lever retains strong orig case colors in protected areas, blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks and dings and retains orig open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with some minor nicks and dings, one shallow depression dent and retains orig open grain oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore as gun shows to have very little use. 4-38360 BDT294 (7,000-10,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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