WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 11395. Cal. 45-75. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-75 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct. 7, 1880 and shipped Apr. 11, 1881 to order number “25107”. This rifle was produced and shipped during the height of the Indian wars on the western frontier and likely would have seen service out there under extreme conditions probably with minimal maintenance. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains about 50% thin orig blue with the balance a brown patina; magazine tube is mostly a brown patina; receiver & side plates retain 50-60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas; lever & hammer retain traces of faded case colors; stock has a series of small dings on the left wrist along with a larger bruise, otherwise is sound with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore. 4-50592 JR382 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1042

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
	1042	$8,625.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 11395. Cal. 45-75. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-75 with oct bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct. 7, 1880 and shipped Apr. 11, 1881 to order number “25107”. This rifle was produced and shipped during the height of the Indian wars on the western frontier and likely would have seen service out there under extreme conditions probably with minimal maintenance. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains about 50% thin orig blue with the balance a brown patina; magazine tube is mostly a brown patina; receiver & side plates retain 50-60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas; lever & hammer retain traces of faded case colors; stock has a series of small dings on the left wrist along with a larger bruise, otherwise is sound with a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore. 4-50592 JR382 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 1042 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.