WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct. bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight and 1876 marked ladder rear sight with a thin base mid-range tang sight. Wood is uncheckered with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with sliding trap. This is a fine, special order rifle. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter completely identifying this rifle with shipment date of September 28, 1887. SN 57335. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains 97-98% strong bright original blue with only minor sharp edge wear and a tiny ding at the muzzle. Receiver retains 95-96% strong bright original blue with some minor flaking on the front flats and some light scratches on the sideplates. The dust cover retains about 97-98% bright original blue. Lever retains about 60% faded case colors and the hammer, 96-97% strong case colors. Buttplate retains about 30% original blue with the balance a light patina. Bright shiny bore with very minor dark spots. 4-47013 JR399 (7,500-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002

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
	1554	$8,452.50	WINCHESTER SPECIAL ORDER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct. bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight and 1876 marked ladder rear sight with a thin base mid-range tang sight. Wood is uncheckered with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with sliding trap. This is a fine, special order rifle. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter completely identifying this rifle with shipment date of September 28, 1887. SN 57335. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains 97-98% strong bright original blue with only minor sharp edge wear and a tiny ding at the muzzle. Receiver retains 95-96% strong bright original blue with some minor flaking on the front flats and some light scratches on the sideplates. The dust cover retains about 97-98% bright original blue. Lever retains about 60% faded case colors and the hammer, 96-97% strong case colors. Buttplate retains about 30% original blue with the balance a light patina. Bright shiny bore with very minor dark spots. 4-47013 JR399 (7,500-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2002 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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