LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 164762. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 1873-marked carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and steel carbine buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “22”, which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe buttplate. Top of barrel, over chamber area is marked “44 R.F.” and carrier is marked “44 CAL”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine as having been received in the warehouse Aug. 26, 1887 and shipped April 6, 1888 to Order number 6539. The letter additionally states that there is a “2nd gun with this serial number — Musket, received in warehouse on December 18, 1891, Shipped from warehouse on December 18,1891, Order number 17095”. This carbine is somewhat a rarity in that by the time it was shipped in 1888 in rimfire caliber there was a great variety of center fire arms available on the market, rendering this cartridge obsolete. It is believed that the vast majority of these late rimfire caliber rifles & carbines were sold to Mexico, Central & South America where the cartridge was still popular. In addition, most of these late production 66’s were either produced as, or converted to, center fire. Those ’66 rifles and carbines shipped south of the border that have been repatriated are usually in deplorable, relic condition, so to find one of these late 66’s with high original finish is quite a rarity. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 75-80% original finish turning plum with strong blue in sheltered areas; receiver and side plates retain sharp edges with a few light scratches and a series of small nicks on the left side plate and overall retain a fine medium mustard patina; lever, hammer and buttplate retain a dark patina. Wood is sound with numerous light nicks, dings and scratches, a few small bruises and overall retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-50531 JR17 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1012

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
	1012	$12,650.00	LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 164762. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 1873-marked carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and steel carbine buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “22”, which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe buttplate. Top of barrel, over chamber area is marked “44 R.F.” and carrier is marked “44 CAL”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine as having been received in the warehouse Aug. 26, 1887 and shipped April 6, 1888 to Order number 6539. The letter additionally states that there is a “2nd gun with this serial number — Musket, received in warehouse on December 18, 1891, Shipped from warehouse on December 18,1891, Order number 17095”. This carbine is somewhat a rarity in that by the time it was shipped in 1888 in rimfire caliber there was a great variety of center fire arms available on the market, rendering this cartridge obsolete. It is believed that the vast majority of these late rimfire caliber rifles & carbines were sold to Mexico, Central & South America where the cartridge was still popular. In addition, most of these late production 66’s were either produced as, or converted to, center fire. Those ’66 rifles and carbines shipped south of the border that have been repatriated are usually in deplorable, relic condition, so to find one of these late 66’s with high original finish is quite a rarity. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 75-80% original finish turning plum with strong blue in sheltered areas; receiver and side plates retain sharp edges with a few light scratches and a series of small nicks on the left side plate and overall retain a fine medium mustard patina; lever, hammer and buttplate retain a dark patina. Wood is sound with numerous light nicks, dings and scratches, a few small bruises and overall retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-50531 JR17 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1012 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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LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.