HENRY MARKED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

HENRY MARKED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 21677. Cal. 44RF. 24-3/8″ oct bbl, full mag, dovetail blade front sight, flip-up 900 yd ladder rear sight with retaining screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “HENRY’S PATENT-OCT. 16. 1860 / KING’S PATENT-MARCH 29. 1866”. Receiver is wonderfully engraved with bold foliate scroll with punch dot background, blank presentation on left side and dbl wavy line borders. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent brass buttplate with trapdoor, inlet base and swivel 5-1/2″ from toe, standard forend, engraved brass nose cap with sling swivel. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain orig blue, slightly toning to brown and covered with a coat of fine surface oxidation. Receiver has sharp edges, crisp engraving is a nice mellow patina with green verdigris on seams of side plate. Stock is sound with some nicks and shallow gouges, hairline crack behind top tang, crack with chip at toe of buttplate and retains a light coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal nicks and dings, some minor grain cracking and retains a smooth hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, nice bore with just a few scattered shallow pits. 4-38531 BDT281 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	1508	$18,400.00	HENRY MARKED NIMSCHKE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 21677. Cal. 44RF. 24-3/8″ oct bbl, full mag, dovetail blade front sight, flip-up 900 yd ladder rear sight with retaining screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “HENRY’S PATENT-OCT. 16. 1860 / KING’S PATENT-MARCH 29. 1866”. Receiver is wonderfully engraved with bold foliate scroll with punch dot background, blank presentation on left side and dbl wavy line borders. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent brass buttplate with trapdoor, inlet base and swivel 5-1/2″ from toe, standard forend, engraved brass nose cap with sling swivel. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain orig blue, slightly toning to brown and covered with a coat of fine surface oxidation. Receiver has sharp edges, crisp engraving is a nice mellow patina with green verdigris on seams of side plate. Stock is sound with some nicks and shallow gouges, hairline crack behind top tang, crack with chip at toe of buttplate and retains a light coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal nicks and dings, some minor grain cracking and retains a smooth hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, nice bore with just a few scattered shallow pits. 4-38531 BDT281 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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