EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 24007. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Very early ’66 carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, integral front band/sight and two position rear sight graduated to 300 yds. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Bbl has the Henry’s and King’s patent dates which are clearly legible. Mounted with uncheckered American walnut with replacement straight stock and replacement brass crescent buttplate with trap. Inside toe of buttplate has last four digits of serial number “0143”. These early ’66 carbines were some of the first light weight repeating arms designed for use from a horse and were immediately adopted by the adventurers, explorers, settlers and frontiersmen for use during the Great Westward Expansion of American Manifest Destiny. They usually saw continuous hard service under extreme conditions and are rarely found today in orig configuration with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: About good. No orig finish remains with the bbl & magazine tube a very dark brown attic patina with fine pitting and some old touch-up. Receiver & side plates show moderate to heavy wear on the edges but remain mostly free of nicks & dings; lever, hammer & trigger are also a dark brown patina. Stock has a hairline on the left side at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; dark pitted bore with sharp rifling. 4-54388 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 2026

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2026	$8,050.00	EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 24007. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Very early ’66 carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, integral front band/sight and two position rear sight graduated to 300 yds. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Bbl has the Henry’s and King’s patent dates which are clearly legible. Mounted with uncheckered American walnut with replacement straight stock and replacement brass crescent buttplate with trap. Inside toe of buttplate has last four digits of serial number “0143”. These early ’66 carbines were some of the first light weight repeating arms designed for use from a horse and were immediately adopted by the adventurers, explorers, settlers and frontiersmen for use during the Great Westward Expansion of American Manifest Destiny. They usually saw continuous hard service under extreme conditions and are rarely found today in orig configuration with orig finish. PROVENANCE: Collection of John Montague. CONDITION: About good. No orig finish remains with the bbl & magazine tube a very dark brown attic patina with fine pitting and some old touch-up. Receiver & side plates show moderate to heavy wear on the edges but remain mostly free of nicks & dings; lever, hammer & trigger are also a dark brown patina. Stock has a hairline on the left side at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound with usual nicks & dings and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; dark pitted bore with sharp rifling. 4-54388 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 2026 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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EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.