RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 27758. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with scarce 26″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and “1876” marked 1000-yard ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling loops. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “1681”. Stock & buttplate are unmarked but are undoubtedly orig to this rifle. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger and sling & swivels; received in warehouse May 16, 1883 and shipped same day to Order #4316. This rifle was produced at the height of America’s great westward expansion when repeating firearms were in extreme demand. Most of the firearms of that era saw continuous hard service under extreme harsh conditions rarely with any maintenance and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 93-95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear on the bbl and a series of small scratches on the magazine tube; receiver & sideplates retain about 70-75% orig blue with sharp edge wear, thinning on the right front flat, turning brown in that area; hammer retains about 95% faded case colors; lever retains faded case colors on sides, turned silver on outer faces; forend cap & buttplate retain about 85% orig blue; receiver has a small ding in left front flat. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 98% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-47926 JR10 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1216

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1216	$12,075.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 27758. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with scarce 26″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and “1876” marked 1000-yard ladder rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling loops. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “1681”. Stock & buttplate are unmarked but are undoubtedly orig to this rifle. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger and sling & swivels; received in warehouse May 16, 1883 and shipped same day to Order #4316. This rifle was produced at the height of America’s great westward expansion when repeating firearms were in extreme demand. Most of the firearms of that era saw continuous hard service under extreme harsh conditions rarely with any maintenance and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 93-95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear on the bbl and a series of small scratches on the magazine tube; receiver & sideplates retain about 70-75% orig blue with sharp edge wear, thinning on the right front flat, turning brown in that area; hammer retains about 95% faded case colors; lever retains faded case colors on sides, turned silver on outer faces; forend cap & buttplate retain about 85% orig blue; receiver has a small ding in left front flat. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about 98% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-47926 JR10 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1216 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.