VERY RARE DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 118237. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Rare & unique ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, flush with forend cap, half nickel front sight and early, reverse mounted semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are factory nickel plated. Mounted with about 3-4X uncheckered, center crotch, flame & shell grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Trigger is of the style usually found only on engraved special order rifles with thin pointed tip. Forend cap and buttstock have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” & “V”. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate are marked with serial numbers matching to the receiver. While nickel plated 1866 rifles & carbines are not extremely rare, to find one with deluxe special features, not engraved is an extreme rarity. This rifle was produced in about 1873 in a time when the west was still very wild and carrying a firearm was a way of life. Rifles of that era usually saw very hard & continuous use under adverse circumstances and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Undoubtedly this rifle was special ordered by someone of great wealth or was a presentation to someone of special importance or position. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 95% crisp orig blue showing muzzle end wear and scattered spots of light chemical erosion out toward the muzzle, not readily noticeable except on close examination; receiver, forend cap & buttplate retain virtually all of their orig nickel with crisp edges and a couple minor, fine scratches; hammer retains about 80% bright case colors and the lever traces of case colors, being mostly a brown patina. Stock has a few very fine grain checks in the left side, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & storage, nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig piano varnish finish, a most unusual finish for a Model 1866. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore; possibly unfired, retains strong blue on bolt face. A truly unique & rare 1866 rifle. 4-47897 JR108 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 2018

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2018	$54,625.00	VERY RARE DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 118237. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Rare & unique ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, flush with forend cap, half nickel front sight and early, reverse mounted semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are factory nickel plated. Mounted with about 3-4X uncheckered, center crotch, flame & shell grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Trigger is of the style usually found only on engraved special order rifles with thin pointed tip. Forend cap and buttstock have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” & “V”. Top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate are marked with serial numbers matching to the receiver. While nickel plated 1866 rifles & carbines are not extremely rare, to find one with deluxe special features, not engraved is an extreme rarity. This rifle was produced in about 1873 in a time when the west was still very wild and carrying a firearm was a way of life. Rifles of that era usually saw very hard & continuous use under adverse circumstances and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Undoubtedly this rifle was special ordered by someone of great wealth or was a presentation to someone of special importance or position. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 95% crisp orig blue showing muzzle end wear and scattered spots of light chemical erosion out toward the muzzle, not readily noticeable except on close examination; receiver, forend cap & buttplate retain virtually all of their orig nickel with crisp edges and a couple minor, fine scratches; hammer retains about 80% bright case colors and the lever traces of case colors, being mostly a brown patina. Stock has a few very fine grain checks in the left side, otherwise wood is sound with light handling & storage, nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig piano varnish finish, a most unusual finish for a Model 1866. Mechanics are crisp; bright shiny bore; possibly unfired, retains strong blue on bolt face. A truly unique & rare 1866 rifle. 4-47897 JR108 (50,000-80,000) – Lot 2018 Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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VERY RARE DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.