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1127
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$4,600.00
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SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 N.W. M.P. SADDLE RING CARBINE. Cal. 45-75. SN 45052. Standard grade carbine with 22″ rnd bbl, square base barleycorn front sight with 1,100 yard musket style ladder rear sight. It has a stud & ring in left side of receiver. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with full length forearm & straight stock with carbine buttplate. The arc with “N.W.M.P.” has been scratched or sanded from buttstock, affecting only a very small spot. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this carbine as having been shipped April 20, 1885. This letter states that it was shipped along 143 other carbines of same specifications to same order number. John Hawk, Cody, WY, volunteer researcher at Cody Firearms Museum & N.W.M.P. collector states that his accumulated information shows that this carbine went to order #20202 with a total of 300 like carbines, which were definitely a N.W.M.P. order. CONDITION: Good to very good. Traces of orig finish remain in very sheltered areas being mostly a medium blue/brown patina with bbl having been cleaned a long time ago. Some of screws are battered. Wood is sound with light scratches, dents & dings and retains a fine hand rubbed patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with moderate pitting. Goforth Collection 4-60601 JR112 (3,500-5,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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. |