EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND, ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE PRESENTED TO VICE-PRESIDENT SCHUYLER COLFAX.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND, ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE PRESENTED TO VICE-PRESIDENT SCHUYLER COLFAX. SN 35876. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Fine engraved ’66 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine with slightly altered half nickel front sight and 900 yard Henry style ladder rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, about 2X shell grain/tiger striped uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Top tang channel of the buttstock is marked with the last four digits of matching SN which are also found inside the toe of the buttplate. Rifle is beautifully engraved, by one of the Ulrichs with the presentation panel on the left side in old English lettering “Schuyler Colfax” and in a 4-lobed panel on the right side “18 / U.P.R.R. / 71”. Both sides have nearly full coverage beautiful foliate arabesque & floral patterns with pearled or punch dot background with dbl chip border. Engraving extends over the top & bottom of the receiver, top & bottom tangs, forend cap & buttplate tang. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels and the lever is early style with small finger loop. Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was born March 23, 1823 and died Jan. 13, 1885 in New York City. The grandson of William Colfax who had served in George Washington’s Life Guard during the American Revolution and later became a General in the New Jersey Militia. The owner of this rifle was a self-made man having come from humble beginnings. He was elected a U.S. Representative from Indiana and served 1855-1869, becoming the Speaker of the House of Representatives 1863-1869. During the Republican Convention of 1868 he was nominated to run for Vice-President under Ulysses S. Grant. They were elected and assumed office on March 4, 1869 and served until March 4, 1873. His run for renomination for the Vice-Presidency in 1892 was unsuccessful and he retired back to Indiana where he became a very successful lecturer, which he continued until his death from a heart attack in Mankato, Minnesota. During his time in public office Mr. Colfax was an active and vociferous supporter of the fledgling railroads of the day, those being the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific and Central Pacific Railways. At one time during his Vice-Presidency, probably in 1871, he was offered a position on the board of the Union Pacific Railway, which offer he declined, stating that it was his obligation to serve out his term of office. Mr. Colfax left a legacy in which many towns & counties throughout the country are named after him along with numerous streets & schools. Accompanying this lot are seven books regarding Mr. Colfax’s life and public service. 1) Life and Public Services of General Ulysses S. Grant From His Boyhood to the Present Time and a Biographical Sketch of Hon. Schulyer Colfax, Phelps, 1868; 2) Life of Schuyler Colfax, Moore, 1868; 3) Lives of Grant and Colfax, Mansfield, 1868; 3) Grant and Colfax, Brisbin, 1868; 4) Schuyler Colfax, Smith, 1952; 5) The Life and Public Service of Schuyler Colfax, Martin, 1868; 6) The Credit Mobilier, Trent, 1981. While virtually every American President and most of their Vice-Presidents have had firearms presented, extremely few remain in private hands. Most are in presidential libraries, museums or other public institutions, not available for purchase by the public. The opportunity to acquire such a presented firearm comes only once in a very rare while, usually never again available. Many of the presidential items that have come to market recently have almost immediately been donated to museums or other public institutions and are no longer available on the open market, making this rifle unique in its availability. PROVENANCE: Barnes Family Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube have faint blue in the most sheltered areas with spots of fine pinprick pitting and retain most of a cleaned & artificially aged patina; receiver & buttplate retain 88-90% strong silver finish that may be a very old restoration, stronger on the buttplate. Stock has a hairline back of the top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Books are all fine with solid spines showing light to moderate wear and yellowed pages. 4-47657 JR212 (50,000-80,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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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	1201	$46,000.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE, ONE OF A KIND, ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE PRESENTED TO VICE-PRESIDENT SCHUYLER COLFAX. SN 35876. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Fine engraved ’66 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine with slightly altered half nickel front sight and 900 yard Henry style ladder rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, about 2X shell grain/tiger striped uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate. Top tang channel of the buttstock is marked with the last four digits of matching SN which are also found inside the toe of the buttplate. Rifle is beautifully engraved, by one of the Ulrichs with the presentation panel on the left side in old English lettering “Schuyler Colfax” and in a 4-lobed panel on the right side “18 / U.P.R.R. / 71”. Both sides have nearly full coverage beautiful foliate arabesque & floral patterns with pearled or punch dot background with dbl chip border. Engraving extends over the top & bottom of the receiver, top & bottom tangs, forend cap & buttplate tang. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels and the lever is early style with small finger loop. Schuyler Colfax, Jr. was born March 23, 1823 and died Jan. 13, 1885 in New York City. The grandson of William Colfax who had served in George Washington’s Life Guard during the American Revolution and later became a General in the New Jersey Militia. The owner of this rifle was a self-made man having come from humble beginnings. He was elected a U.S. Representative from Indiana and served 1855-1869, becoming the Speaker of the House of Representatives 1863-1869. During the Republican Convention of 1868 he was nominated to run for Vice-President under Ulysses S. Grant. They were elected and assumed office on March 4, 1869 and served until March 4, 1873. His run for renomination for the Vice-Presidency in 1892 was unsuccessful and he retired back to Indiana where he became a very successful lecturer, which he continued until his death from a heart attack in Mankato, Minnesota. During his time in public office Mr. Colfax was an active and vociferous supporter of the fledgling railroads of the day, those being the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific and Central Pacific Railways. At one time during his Vice-Presidency, probably in 1871, he was offered a position on the board of the Union Pacific Railway, which offer he declined, stating that it was his obligation to serve out his term of office. Mr. Colfax left a legacy in which many towns & counties throughout the country are named after him along with numerous streets & schools. Accompanying this lot are seven books regarding Mr. Colfax’s life and public service. 1) Life and Public Services of General Ulysses S. Grant From His Boyhood to the Present Time and a Biographical Sketch of Hon. Schulyer Colfax, Phelps, 1868; 2) Life of Schuyler Colfax, Moore, 1868; 3) Lives of Grant and Colfax, Mansfield, 1868; 3) Grant and Colfax, Brisbin, 1868; 4) Schuyler Colfax, Smith, 1952; 5) The Life and Public Service of Schuyler Colfax, Martin, 1868; 6) The Credit Mobilier, Trent, 1981. While virtually every American President and most of their Vice-Presidents have had firearms presented, extremely few remain in private hands. Most are in presidential libraries, museums or other public institutions, not available for purchase by the public. The opportunity to acquire such a presented firearm comes only once in a very rare while, usually never again available. Many of the presidential items that have come to market recently have almost immediately been donated to museums or other public institutions and are no longer available on the open market, making this rifle unique in its availability. PROVENANCE: Barnes Family Collection. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube have faint blue in the most sheltered areas with spots of fine pinprick pitting and retain most of a cleaned & artificially aged patina; receiver & buttplate retain 88-90% strong silver finish that may be a very old restoration, stronger on the buttplate. Stock has a hairline back of the top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Books are all fine with solid spines showing light to moderate wear and yellowed pages. 4-47657 JR212 (50,000-80,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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