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1129
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$6,900.00
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CUSTOM ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.SN 50109. Cal. 45-60. Fine custom rifle with special order 22″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, replacement ivory blade front sight, modern 1876 marked ladder rear sight and a modern sharps-style tang sight with windage slide. Mounted with custom straight grain American walnut that has early style coarse checkered forearm and straight grip that has crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver appears to have been an open top style that had a dust cover rail added which is now missing and the screw holes filled but the recess at the rear of the ejection port for the dust cover catch is still present. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are gold washed. They are also nicely engraved in Conrad Ulrich style consisting of very fine foliate arabesque patterns with extremely fine pearled background. Engraving extends onto the bbl over the chamber area. Altogether a very fine and attractive custom rifle the would make an outstanding Cowboy Action shooter. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl, lever & hammer retain most of their custom blue with a cleaned area near the muzzle; receiver retains 88-90% custom gold wash; forend cap & buttplate retain most of their custom gold wash; wood is sound and retains about all of its fine custom oil finish with crisp checkering. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-50363 JR381 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 1129
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. |