VERY FINE WINCHESTER 1866 RIFLE WITH PERIOD BEST QUALITY ENGLISH STYLE ENGRAVING AND DELUXE FIGURED WALNUT STOCK.

SN 110265. Cal. 44RF Henry. 24-3/8″ bbl. English proof marks on bbl with early style 66 rear bbl ladder sight. Stock has sling swivel located correctly on underside of stock, with other located on bottom of forearm cap. Front sight is standard German silver insert. Features American walnut with European style checkering. Engraving is English style with full coverage intermediate scrollwork and stylized Celtic inspired patterns on forward sections of receiver, lifter and tangs. Left sideplate with a stag and two coursing hounds. Right sideplate has Williams and Powell in a rib and surrounded by scroll flourishes. Crescent buttplate is engraved in similar scrollwork including trapdoor. Stock and forearm are English style checkering with fancy grade American walnut. Silver plaque on right side of stock is blank. The first William Powell (d. 1849) and his descendants have built bespoke sporting arms for clients around the world. By the late 19th Century, the demand for sporting guns and rifles in the UK seemed insatiable. Along with England’s growing affluence and the ability to travel quickly by train, this propelled gun sales to new heights. Powell’s guns were being sent to clients, both retail and wholesale, in North America, Australia, Africa, India and the Middle East. Somewhere around this time Winchester must’ve thought that William Powell and Co. could be interested in the purchase of the Model 1866 rifles. Not hard to understand, Powell & Co. were doing a great business in selling their product of fine rifles. So the making of a fine Model 1866 rifle with Williams & Powell’s name engraved on the receiver was just the thing. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Very Fine. Oct bbl retains 98-99% bbl blue. Mag tube is 95% blue with balance turning a dark patina. Case color on hammer rates at 90-95% with lever indicating case colors in protected areas but dark patina otherwise. Screw heads look to be unturned. Brass frame has turned a dark mustard color, which shows engraving off handsomely. Cycles correctly. Bore is excellent to very fine. 53091-23 MS (60,000-80,000) – Lot 2014

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018

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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	2014	$0.00	VERY FINE WINCHESTER 1866 RIFLE WITH PERIOD BEST QUALITY ENGLISH STYLE ENGRAVING AND DELUXE FIGURED WALNUT STOCK. SN 110265. Cal. 44RF Henry. 24-3/8″ bbl. English proof marks on bbl with early style 66 rear bbl ladder sight. Stock has sling swivel located correctly on underside of stock, with other located on bottom of forearm cap. Front sight is standard German silver insert. Features American walnut with European style checkering. Engraving is English style with full coverage intermediate scrollwork and stylized Celtic inspired patterns on forward sections of receiver, lifter and tangs. Left sideplate with a stag and two coursing hounds. Right sideplate has Williams and Powell in a rib and surrounded by scroll flourishes. Crescent buttplate is engraved in similar scrollwork including trapdoor. Stock and forearm are English style checkering with fancy grade American walnut. Silver plaque on right side of stock is blank. The first William Powell (d. 1849) and his descendants have built bespoke sporting arms for clients around the world. By the late 19th Century, the demand for sporting guns and rifles in the UK seemed insatiable. Along with England’s growing affluence and the ability to travel quickly by train, this propelled gun sales to new heights. Powell’s guns were being sent to clients, both retail and wholesale, in North America, Australia, Africa, India and the Middle East. Somewhere around this time Winchester must’ve thought that William Powell and Co. could be interested in the purchase of the Model 1866 rifles. Not hard to understand, Powell & Co. were doing a great business in selling their product of fine rifles. So the making of a fine Model 1866 rifle with Williams & Powell’s name engraved on the receiver was just the thing. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Very Fine. Oct bbl retains 98-99% bbl blue. Mag tube is 95% blue with balance turning a dark patina. Case color on hammer rates at 90-95% with lever indicating case colors in protected areas but dark patina otherwise. Screw heads look to be unturned. Brass frame has turned a dark mustard color, which shows engraving off handsomely. Cycles correctly. Bore is excellent to very fine. 53091-23 MS (60,000-80,000) – Lot 2014 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2018 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 FINE WINCHESTER 1866 RIFLE WITH PERIOD BEST QUALITY ENGLISH STYLE ENGRAVING AND DELUXE FIGURED WALNUT STOCK.