FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 52111. Cal. 40-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, blued Rocky Mountain front sight and “1876” marked ladder rear sight. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse April 21, 1886 and shipped same day to Order #5937. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, near new, may have been fired but if so, very little. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% crisp orig blue with a fine scratch on the bbl and magazine tube from some careless individual removing the forend cap; receiver retains very bright, lightly faded, orig case colors as does the forend cap, brighter on the buttplate; hammer retains brilliant case colors; lever retains bright case colors on sides and in sheltered areas, fading on outer faces. Wood is sound with a couple of very minor, very scattered handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. An opportunity to own a virtually new 1876 rifle only comes once in a lifetime. 4-44547 JR63 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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
	1010	$48,875.00	FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 52111. Cal. 40-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, blued Rocky Mountain front sight and “1876” marked ladder rear sight. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate are color case hardened. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle, as found, received in warehouse April 21, 1886 and shipped same day to Order #5937. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, near new, may have been fired but if so, very little. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 99% crisp orig blue with a fine scratch on the bbl and magazine tube from some careless individual removing the forend cap; receiver retains very bright, lightly faded, orig case colors as does the forend cap, brighter on the buttplate; hammer retains brilliant case colors; lever retains bright case colors on sides and in sheltered areas, fading on outer faces. Wood is sound with a couple of very minor, very scattered handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. An opportunity to own a virtually new 1876 rifle only comes once in a lifetime. 4-44547 JR63 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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