INTERESTING PAIR OF CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED WINCHESTER 1866 SRC’S.

INTERESTING PAIR OF CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED WINCHESTER 1866 SRC’S. SN 45890, 45891. Cal. 44. Each gun 20″ rnd bbl with full magazine, bbl band front sight & 2-leaf rear sight. 1ST GUN: 44 RF, factory engraved with vignette of picador in bullfighting scene on left side plate, right side & remainder of receiver with bold scroll-and-flower pattern; mounted in straight grain uncheckered walnut with brass carbine butt plate with trapdoor & 3-pc steel & brass wiping rod. 2ND GUN: 44 CF, factory engraved with matador & bull on left side with dotted border with balance a flowing floral scroll; right side plate has blank vignette surrounded by open sweeping scroll; mounted in straight grain uncheckered walnut with brass rifle butt with trapdoor & 3-pc steel & brass wiping rod. 1st gun has photos in The Winchester Book by George Madis, last copyright 1979, p. 106, and 2nd gun is mentioned in the write-up as being similarly factory engraved. CONDITION: 1ST GUN: Good. Bbl & magazine tube are dark brown patina with areas of scattered pitting; also has replacement magazine tube, or at least magazine tube cap is held in by screw. Receiver is well worn but engraving is still quite visible. Stock is fairly solid & well worn, with a few chips around tang areas, chip missing from behind lower tang, shrunk a little below butt plate & a couple of grain cracks running from butt plate & also 2 cracks on left side at receiver; has dark oiled finish. Forend is solid, with the usual nicks & dings & smooth hand-worn finish. 2ND GUN: Good. With dark brown patina finish on bbl & magazine tube & some areas of minor oxidation. Receiver is also well worn with good visible engraving. Stock has a couple of old repairs & some splinters replaced with plastic wood; shrunk from around tangs & a little below butt plate; steel oval with 2 screws mounted about 5″ from butt plate on toe line. Forend is sound with repaired crack forward of bbl band & has shrunk or worn below receiver. Both forend & butt stock have hand-worn patina finish. Both guns with bores that are only fair with considerable pitting, as might be expected. Mechanics on both are okay with weak lever retaining springs. 1st gun has replacement lever retaining latch. 4-33435, 4-33436 BDT43 (8,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2146	$14,950.00	INTERESTING PAIR OF CONSECUTIVELY NUMBERED WINCHESTER 1866 SRC’S. SN 45890, 45891. Cal. 44. Each gun 20″ rnd bbl with full magazine, bbl band front sight & 2-leaf rear sight. 1ST GUN: 44 RF, factory engraved with vignette of picador in bullfighting scene on left side plate, right side & remainder of receiver with bold scroll-and-flower pattern; mounted in straight grain uncheckered walnut with brass carbine butt plate with trapdoor & 3-pc steel & brass wiping rod. 2ND GUN: 44 CF, factory engraved with matador & bull on left side with dotted border with balance a flowing floral scroll; right side plate has blank vignette surrounded by open sweeping scroll; mounted in straight grain uncheckered walnut with brass rifle butt with trapdoor & 3-pc steel & brass wiping rod. 1st gun has photos in The Winchester Book by George Madis, last copyright 1979, p. 106, and 2nd gun is mentioned in the write-up as being similarly factory engraved. CONDITION: 1ST GUN: Good. Bbl & magazine tube are dark brown patina with areas of scattered pitting; also has replacement magazine tube, or at least magazine tube cap is held in by screw. Receiver is well worn but engraving is still quite visible. Stock is fairly solid & well worn, with a few chips around tang areas, chip missing from behind lower tang, shrunk a little below butt plate & a couple of grain cracks running from butt plate & also 2 cracks on left side at receiver; has dark oiled finish. Forend is solid, with the usual nicks & dings & smooth hand-worn finish. 2ND GUN: Good. With dark brown patina finish on bbl & magazine tube & some areas of minor oxidation. Receiver is also well worn with good visible engraving. Stock has a couple of old repairs & some splinters replaced with plastic wood; shrunk from around tangs & a little below butt plate; steel oval with 2 screws mounted about 5″ from butt plate on toe line. Forend is sound with repaired crack forward of bbl band & has shrunk or worn below receiver. Both forend & butt stock have hand-worn patina finish. Both guns with bores that are only fair with considerable pitting, as might be expected. Mechanics on both are okay with weak lever retaining springs. 1st gun has replacement lever retaining latch. 4-33435, 4-33436 BDT43 (8,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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