WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 10743. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and an 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-60 with rnd bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct.1, 1880 and shipped Nov.2, 1881 to order number “22717”. This rifle also was produced during the height of the Indian wars and likely would have seen hard service on the American frontier, probably with little maintenance. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled plummy patina with some fine pitting on the magazine tube; receiver & side plates retain 50-60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas; stock has a chip at the receiver with nicks, dings & scratches and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with good shine. 4-50593 JR383 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1044

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
	1044	$4,600.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 10743. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and an 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-60 with rnd bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct.1, 1880 and shipped Nov.2, 1881 to order number “22717”. This rifle also was produced during the height of the Indian wars and likely would have seen hard service on the American frontier, probably with little maintenance. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a mottled plummy patina with some fine pitting on the magazine tube; receiver & side plates retain 50-60% thin orig blue, stronger in sheltered areas; stock has a chip at the receiver with nicks, dings & scratches and retains a fine hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with good shine. 4-50593 JR383 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1044 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.