SCARCE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 19331. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, integral front band/sight and two position carbine flip rear sight; left side of receiver has a staple end ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass rifle buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the serial number and the inspector initials “CC”. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe buttplate have matching SN to the rifle. Bbl address contains Henry’s and King’s patents and is completely legible. These early ’66 carbines were the first repeating short arms available to the American public and were in great demand on the American frontier during the Great Westward Expansion. They saw continuous hard service under extreme conditions usually with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with any original finish. They are especially difficult to find with a fully legible bbl address. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain traces of original blue in the most sheltered areas, being mostly a smooth, even, dark plummy chocolate patina; receiver & side plates retain strong edges, showing only light wear and retain a wonderful, smooth dark mustard patina. Screw heads retain generous amounts of orig blue; receiver & side plates also show only two or three small scratches on each side; buttplate is a matching patina. Stock has a saddle ring wear halo on the left wrist with a few small chips in the same area. Wood is sound with light nicks and scratches and retains a dark hand worn patina with light added finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, sharp, dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-50651 JR18 (12,500-22,500) – Lot 1010

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1010	$17,250.00	SCARCE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 19331. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, integral front band/sight and two position carbine flip rear sight; left side of receiver has a staple end ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass rifle buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the serial number and the inspector initials “CC”. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe buttplate have matching SN to the rifle. Bbl address contains Henry’s and King’s patents and is completely legible. These early ’66 carbines were the first repeating short arms available to the American public and were in great demand on the American frontier during the Great Westward Expansion. They saw continuous hard service under extreme conditions usually with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with any original finish. They are especially difficult to find with a fully legible bbl address. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain traces of original blue in the most sheltered areas, being mostly a smooth, even, dark plummy chocolate patina; receiver & side plates retain strong edges, showing only light wear and retain a wonderful, smooth dark mustard patina. Screw heads retain generous amounts of orig blue; receiver & side plates also show only two or three small scratches on each side; buttplate is a matching patina. Stock has a saddle ring wear halo on the left wrist with a few small chips in the same area. Wood is sound with light nicks and scratches and retains a dark hand worn patina with light added finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong, sharp, dark bore with moderate pitting. 4-50651 JR18 (12,500-22,500) – Lot 1010 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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SCARCE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.