RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Express. SN 45007. Beautiful standard grade rifle with 26” oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight that has been filed flat. The dust cover is marked “Winchester Express / 50 Cal 95 GRS”. It has uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on June 3, 1885 to Order #21046. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, as new. Retains virtually all of its original bright factory finish to both metal & wood with only very minor flaking on the dust cover, a few lines on the right sideplate and a few flakes on the left front of the receiver and a small flaked spot on the left sideplate. Lever & hammer retain most of their original bright case colors, turning silver on the loop. Buttplate retains traces of original blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. Wood is sound with one long & two small bruises by the left toe and other small marks elsewhere and retains about all of its bright original factory varnish. Loading gate retains about 98% bright niter blue. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-51492 JR900 (22,500-32,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	1136	$25,875.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Express. SN 45007. Beautiful standard grade rifle with 26” oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight that has been filed flat. The dust cover is marked “Winchester Express / 50 Cal 95 GRS”. It has uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on June 3, 1885 to Order #21046. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, as new. Retains virtually all of its original bright factory finish to both metal & wood with only very minor flaking on the dust cover, a few lines on the right sideplate and a few flakes on the left front of the receiver and a small flaked spot on the left sideplate. Lever & hammer retain most of their original bright case colors, turning silver on the loop. Buttplate retains traces of original blue with the balance flaked to a light patina. Wood is sound with one long & two small bruises by the left toe and other small marks elsewhere and retains about all of its bright original factory varnish. Loading gate retains about 98% bright niter blue. Brilliant shiny bore. 4-51492 JR900 (22,500-32,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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