RARE GOLD & ENGRAVED OPEN TOP WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE GOLD & ENGRAVED OPEN TOP WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4901. Cal. 45-75. Spectacular early ’76 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, windgage globe front sight missing the spirit level keeper & aperture with early style semi-buckhorn rear sight that has checkered edges and an early Marbles locking tang sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, about 2X, center-crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate that has a trap. Bottom of stock is fitted with a factory sling loop with corresponding sling swivel in the forend cap, both of which are gold plated. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are gold plated with the receiver engraved in Conrad Ulrich style, from his shop. Left sideplate has the oval vignette of a walking white tail buck in a field & forest scene surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Right side has matching foliate arabesque patterns with a large ribbon engraved “JS” or possibly “JP”. Both front flats of receiver are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns that have a simple line border. Top & bottom of receiver, along with the buttplate tang & each side of forend cap, are engraved in light foliate arabesque patterns. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “175” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. This exact rifle, identified by SN, is pictured, both sides, on p. 201 of the book Winchester Engraving, Wilson, and credited to the Ivan B. Hart Collection. Top of receiver has two small plugged holes with a small milled slot at the rear of the ejection port, apparently where a dust cover rail was after market, attached at one time. Receiver has a sgl set trigger. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters and two Winchester Museum letters, all of which identify this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, gold & engraved, received in warehouse on June 10, 1878 and shipped June 19, 1878 with 17 other Model 1876s to Order #11781. The letters further note that it was returned May 1881 with the notation “Skinker”. In the Winchester Museum letter of Jan. 14, 1963, over the signature of T.E. Hall, the last sentence states “There is nothing in our files pertaining to Mr. Skinker, the California agent.” PROVENANCE: Ivan B. Hart Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains 75-80% orig blue, worn thin on the bottom radius; receiver retains 88-90% strong orig gold plating with high point & sharp edge wear and a couple of spots of light surface pitting; forend cap & swivel retain most of their orig gold plating; buttplate retains 70-75% thin gold plating and the stock sling loop retains about 75% gold plating; wood is sound with a couple of small gouges on left side of buttstock and a few light handling & use marks elsewhere and retains most of an old restored finish; checkering shows moderate to heavy wear with a few mashed diamonds. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Tang sight lock is not functioning. 4-44550 JR336 (35,000-65,000)

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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	2008	$64,900.00	RARE GOLD & ENGRAVED OPEN TOP WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 4901. Cal. 45-75. Spectacular early ’76 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, windgage globe front sight missing the spirit level keeper & aperture with early style semi-buckhorn rear sight that has checkered edges and an early Marbles locking tang sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, about 2X, center-crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent steel buttplate that has a trap. Bottom of stock is fitted with a factory sling loop with corresponding sling swivel in the forend cap, both of which are gold plated. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are gold plated with the receiver engraved in Conrad Ulrich style, from his shop. Left sideplate has the oval vignette of a walking white tail buck in a field & forest scene surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Right side has matching foliate arabesque patterns with a large ribbon engraved “JS” or possibly “JP”. Both front flats of receiver are engraved with matching foliate arabesque patterns that have a simple line border. Top & bottom of receiver, along with the buttplate tang & each side of forend cap, are engraved in light foliate arabesque patterns. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with assembly number “175” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. This exact rifle, identified by SN, is pictured, both sides, on p. 201 of the book Winchester Engraving, Wilson, and credited to the Ivan B. Hart Collection. Top of receiver has two small plugged holes with a small milled slot at the rear of the ejection port, apparently where a dust cover rail was after market, attached at one time. Receiver has a sgl set trigger. Accompanied by two Cody Firearms Museum letters and two Winchester Museum letters, all of which identify this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, gold & engraved, received in warehouse on June 10, 1878 and shipped June 19, 1878 with 17 other Model 1876s to Order #11781. The letters further note that it was returned May 1881 with the notation “Skinker”. In the Winchester Museum letter of Jan. 14, 1963, over the signature of T.E. Hall, the last sentence states “There is nothing in our files pertaining to Mr. Skinker, the California agent.” PROVENANCE: Ivan B. Hart Collection; Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains 75-80% orig blue, worn thin on the bottom radius; receiver retains 88-90% strong orig gold plating with high point & sharp edge wear and a couple of spots of light surface pitting; forend cap & swivel retain most of their orig gold plating; buttplate retains 70-75% thin gold plating and the stock sling loop retains about 75% gold plating; wood is sound with a couple of small gouges on left side of buttstock and a few light handling & use marks elsewhere and retains most of an old restored finish; checkering shows moderate to heavy wear with a few mashed diamonds. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Tang sight lock is not functioning. 4-44550 JR336 (35,000-65,000) 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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