SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 8649. Cal. 50-95 Express. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, short, orig semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base sporting rear sight that has 4″ staff. Receiver is second type with attached rail and second type dust cover with impressed thumb print. Dust cover is engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS.” Chamber area of the bbl on the top flat is marked “.50 CAL. EXPRESS”. Receiver also has sgl set trigger. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate that has trap containing an orig 5-pc brass and steel cleaning rod. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling loops. Standard bbl length for 1876 rifles was 28″ except for the 50-95 which was standard with 26″ bbls. Rifles in this caliber were very popular with north woods and Rocky Mountain hunters for moose and bear and anything else that crossed their paths. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. bbl and magazine tube retain 75-80% orig blue with fine surface etching over the top 3 and 2 side flats; magazine tube also has some fine surface etching; receiver, sideplates and dust cover retain about 80% orig blue, thin on the front side flats; hammer retains strong case colors and the lever faded case colors on the sides, faded and turned dark on the outer faces; wood is sound with a few nicks and scratches and retains about all of its original oil finish; mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-50641 JR267 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1041

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
	1041	$16,100.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 8649. Cal. 50-95 Express. Standard grade rifle with 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, short, orig semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base sporting rear sight that has 4″ staff. Receiver is second type with attached rail and second type dust cover with impressed thumb print. Dust cover is engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS.” Chamber area of the bbl on the top flat is marked “.50 CAL. EXPRESS”. Receiver also has sgl set trigger. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate that has trap containing an orig 5-pc brass and steel cleaning rod. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling loops. Standard bbl length for 1876 rifles was 28″ except for the 50-95 which was standard with 26″ bbls. Rifles in this caliber were very popular with north woods and Rocky Mountain hunters for moose and bear and anything else that crossed their paths. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. bbl and magazine tube retain 75-80% orig blue with fine surface etching over the top 3 and 2 side flats; magazine tube also has some fine surface etching; receiver, sideplates and dust cover retain about 80% orig blue, thin on the front side flats; hammer retains strong case colors and the lever faded case colors on the sides, faded and turned dark on the outer faces; wood is sound with a few nicks and scratches and retains about all of its original oil finish; mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-50641 JR267 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1041 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 WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 “BIG 50” LEVER ACTION RIFLE.