RARE SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 26363. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Usual configuration with extremely rare 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, replacement nickel silver front sight blade and 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight with slide-stop screw. Top flat of the bbl has an extra dovetail which has obliterated the forward part of the bbl address. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked “XX”. SN is found on bottom tang, inside top tang channel of buttstock with last 3 digits of matching number inside toe of buttplate. Receiver, forend cap and buttplate tang are very nicely engraved in New York style, probably by L. D. Nimschke. Receiver and side plates have about full coverage elaborately, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with fine pearled background and chip & dot borders. Engraving extends over top of receiver, top tang, bottom tang and carrier. Forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. This rifle was produced about 1869 at the time of the great Westward expansion when the Model 1866 was the finest and most reliable repeating rifle available in the world. These rifles usually saw extremely hard service on a daily basis under adverse conditions and are rarely found today with orig configuration and any orig finish. PROVENANCE: The Spiropoulos Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching. No orig finish remains with the steel parts being a dark, mottled plummy/brown patina with scattered fine pitting on the bbl & magazine tube. Lever & hammer are matching patina, also with fine pitting primarily on right side of hammer and outer face of lever. Receiver & sideplates show moderate to heavy wear with rounded edges and softened detail in the engraving. Screw heads show use but no abuse. Forearm has a couple of bruises on the left side & a few other small nicks, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains a hand worn dark patina, possibly a very old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong dark bore with moderate pitting and a ring about 4″ from the muzzle that is not evident from the outside. 49891-9 JR54 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2012

Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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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	2012	$17,250.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 26363. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Usual configuration with extremely rare 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, replacement nickel silver front sight blade and 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight with slide-stop screw. Top flat of the bbl has an extra dovetail which has obliterated the forward part of the bbl address. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked “XX”. SN is found on bottom tang, inside top tang channel of buttstock with last 3 digits of matching number inside toe of buttplate. Receiver, forend cap and buttplate tang are very nicely engraved in New York style, probably by L. D. Nimschke. Receiver and side plates have about full coverage elaborately, intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with fine pearled background and chip & dot borders. Engraving extends over top of receiver, top tang, bottom tang and carrier. Forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. This rifle was produced about 1869 at the time of the great Westward expansion when the Model 1866 was the finest and most reliable repeating rifle available in the world. These rifles usually saw extremely hard service on a daily basis under adverse conditions and are rarely found today with orig configuration and any orig finish. PROVENANCE: The Spiropoulos Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good, all matching. No orig finish remains with the steel parts being a dark, mottled plummy/brown patina with scattered fine pitting on the bbl & magazine tube. Lever & hammer are matching patina, also with fine pitting primarily on right side of hammer and outer face of lever. Receiver & sideplates show moderate to heavy wear with rounded edges and softened detail in the engraving. Screw heads show use but no abuse. Forearm has a couple of bruises on the left side & a few other small nicks, otherwise wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains a hand worn dark patina, possibly a very old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong dark bore with moderate pitting and a ring about 4″ from the muzzle that is not evident from the outside. 49891-9 JR54 (15,000-25,000) – Lot 2012 Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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 ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.