SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 13584. Cal. 45-60. Scarce special order ’76 with 26″ special order oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight and a thick base, sporting tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with very nicely figured, 1-2X, American walnut with early style checkered forearm and horn fleur-de-lis serpentine grip buttstock with special order checkered steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “99”, “X” and “S”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. The “S” apparently stands for shotgun butt. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-60, in 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, checkered buttplate and case hardened, received in warehouse Feb. 5, 1881 and shipped Feb. 11, 1881 to order number 23795. The model 1876 was Winchester’s first big bore, high power rifle and was greatly sought after for use on the western frontier and north woods hunters. They were additionally very popular with English hunters in India and Africa and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear on the octagonal section with some minor chemical cleaning on each side of the muzzle; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue turning a little plum; receiver & side plates retain about 90% orig case colors, strong and bright in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere, turned silver in the bottom front recess; right side plate has two small areas of pitting; lever & hammer retain faded case colors, turned dark on outer faces of lever; stock has a crack left side of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a fine restored finish with freshened checkering; buttplate retains about 95% orig case colors, strong & bright on the tang, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore. 4-50394 JR436 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1125

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
	1125	$18,400.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 13584. Cal. 45-60. Scarce special order ’76 with 26″ special order oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight and a thick base, sporting tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 2nd type with attached dust cover rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with very nicely figured, 1-2X, American walnut with early style checkered forearm and horn fleur-de-lis serpentine grip buttstock with special order checkered steel buttplate. Left side of lower tang is marked with assembly number “99”, “X” and “S”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. The “S” apparently stands for shotgun butt. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 45-60, in 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, checkered buttplate and case hardened, received in warehouse Feb. 5, 1881 and shipped Feb. 11, 1881 to order number 23795. The model 1876 was Winchester’s first big bore, high power rifle and was greatly sought after for use on the western frontier and north woods hunters. They were additionally very popular with English hunters in India and Africa and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 88-90% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear on the octagonal section with some minor chemical cleaning on each side of the muzzle; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue turning a little plum; receiver & side plates retain about 90% orig case colors, strong and bright in sheltered areas, moderately faded elsewhere, turned silver in the bottom front recess; right side plate has two small areas of pitting; lever & hammer retain faded case colors, turned dark on outer faces of lever; stock has a crack left side of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a fine restored finish with freshened checkering; buttplate retains about 95% orig case colors, strong & bright on the tang, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore. 4-50394 JR436 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1125 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 SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.