WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal 40-60. SN 55522. Standard grade rifle with 20-3/4” oct bbl, nearly full magazine with homemade front sight blade and semi-buckhorn rear sight, missing the elevator. Uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Museum postcard signed by T. E. Hall and dated June 14, 1974 identifying this rifle as having been shipped October 5, 1886. Bbl length is not mentioned. CONDITION: Good. Bbl and magazine tube cut to their present lengths. No original finish remains, metal being a mottled silver/gray patina. Wood is sound and retains most of a fine refinish with a couple of bruises on the forearm and a couple more on the buttstock. Strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Good mechanics. 4-50474 JR398 (750-1,250)

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
	1139	$1,437.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal 40-60. SN 55522. Standard grade rifle with 20-3/4” oct bbl, nearly full magazine with homemade front sight blade and semi-buckhorn rear sight, missing the elevator. Uncheckered wood with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Museum postcard signed by T. E. Hall and dated June 14, 1974 identifying this rifle as having been shipped October 5, 1886. Bbl length is not mentioned. CONDITION: Good. Bbl and magazine tube cut to their present lengths. No original finish remains, metal being a mottled silver/gray patina. Wood is sound and retains most of a fine refinish with a couple of bruises on the forearm and a couple more on the buttstock. Strong bright bore with moderate pitting. Good mechanics. 4-50474 JR398 (750-1,250) 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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