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3055
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$14,375.00
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SCARCE WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE.SN 2035. Cal. .45-75. Standard grade carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 100 meter, reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight. Receiver is second type with attached dust cover rail and second type dust cover with impressed thumbprint. Left side of receiver has a stud and ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has blued steel tip to the 2-line Winchester & King’s patent address is also stamped “TRULOCK & HARRISS 9 DAWSON ST DUBLIN”. Left side of receiver is stamped “8284” and bbl & receiver have British proofs. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum factory letter which identifies this arm as a rifle with oct bbl, set trigger & “changed to carbine”, received in warehouse Mar 7 1880 and shipped June 2 1880 with 9 other arms to order number 20192. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue, turning plum & thin over the area between rear sight and bbl band. Receiver retains about 85-90% strong orig blue mixing with brown. Lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong on the hammer; brilliant on sides of lever. Buttplate retains about 70% lightly faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 49059-24 JR (6,000-10,000) – Lot 3055 Click here to view provenance
Auction: Firearms - October 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. |