VERY RARE CASED PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

VERY RARE CASED PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 17470. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Wonderful extremely early ’66 carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine with integral front band/sight and 2-position flip rear sight graduated 100, 300 & 500 yards. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered slab-sawed American walnut with crescent brass buttplate with trap. Bbl band is the thick early style. Bbl has the 2-line Henry’s and King’s patent address. Left sideplate is engraved in block & script lettering “CORONEL BORGONO / with Compliments of / JUAN G. MEIGGS.”. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the SN and “CO”. No indication of the meaning of those initials. SN is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Bottom of lower tang is stamped with the number “11431” in small numbers and between the tang screw hole and spring tension screw is stamped with a small crest that has the initials “BP” connected and has been slashed through. Accompanied by its orig walnut casing that is 41″ long x 7-1/2″ wide x 2-1/2″ deep, hinged on back edge with brass reinforced corners and English style swinging latches with a brass lock in the front. It is lined with purple velvet and compartmented in bottom for rifle and six compartments that contain one full UMC box of 44 Henry cartridges. Box has round corners with green label & band. Box is open on front side and both ends, seal is intact on back edge. The other box is by U.S. Cartridge Co. for 44 Henry flat rimfire cartridges with blue label & band. Box is glued shut with a replaced bottom and contains something heavy that is not ammunition. Also accompanied by two rds of Winchester 44 Henry ammunition and the case’s orig functioning key. Colonel, perhaps General Borgono was the President of Peru from 1890-1894 when he died in office. He was born Sept. 5, 1836 in Trujillo, Peru and was apparently successful as President of the country. Juan Meiggs and his brother Henry came to Peru in about 1868 to build the National Railways which, apparently, they did. Henry died in 1877 but before he died he and Juan wrote a book which Henry edited in 1871 which deals with the Peruvian Railways history from its beginnings in about 1826 through 1871. This information was detailed in a letter or email from Elio Galessio, Peruvian Railways Historian. In addition there is an internet download in Spanish regarding Gen. Borgono which gives his name as Gen. Borgono Castaneda Justiniano. There is a hand written translation at the bottom which gives his date and place of birth and states that he was the 2nd Vice-President of the Republic from April 1, 1894 to Aug. 10, 1894 and that he passed away Jan. 27, 1921 which conflicts with the dates furnished by Mr. Galessio in the previously cited communication. Regardless, it is apparent that Mr. Meiggs presented this carbine to Mr. Borgono either to commemorate favors rendered or possibly to elicit a favor. CONDITION: Carbine is extremely fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 90-92% strong orig factory blue, slightly thinned on magazine tube and with a few minor light scratches. Receiver is crisp & clean with only a couple of minor nicks on left front flat and some minor casting flaws on right sideplate. Loading gate retains about 85% bright fire blue. Lever retains dark case colors in sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Hammer retains most of its orig faded case colors with sharp checkering on the hammer spur. Bolt & extractor retain strong orig blue with about 50-60% orig blue on bolt face. Wood is sound with light mars in the surface of the stock and still has that orig raised grain whisker feel and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Forearm also has a few minor nicks & dings and scratches from the bbl band having been removed. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, possibly unfired. Lever screw is possibly a replacement with head too thick to seat properly, slot is battered. Case shows heavy corner wear with several repairs, one in the lid, another on back edge and another on the front edge with two repaired cracks in the lid and overall retains most of a professional restored finish. Interior has one reglued partition, otherwise is sound with crisp clean velvet in the top, moderately faded & soiled in the bottom. UMC box of ammunition is fine with lightly worn edges and light soil with some wear on the band. Ammunition is clean with oxidized bullets. U.S. Cartridge Co. box has repairs all around edges of lid with chipped & soiled label and band. 4-36686 JR172 (50,000-75,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2016	$0.00	VERY RARE CASED PRESENTATION WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 17470. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Wonderful extremely early ’66 carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine with integral front band/sight and 2-position flip rear sight graduated 100, 300 & 500 yards. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered slab-sawed American walnut with crescent brass buttplate with trap. Bbl band is the thick early style. Bbl has the 2-line Henry’s and King’s patent address. Left sideplate is engraved in block & script lettering “CORONEL BORGONO / with Compliments of / JUAN G. MEIGGS.”. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the SN and “CO”. No indication of the meaning of those initials. SN is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Bottom of lower tang is stamped with the number “11431” in small numbers and between the tang screw hole and spring tension screw is stamped with a small crest that has the initials “BP” connected and has been slashed through. Accompanied by its orig walnut casing that is 41″ long x 7-1/2″ wide x 2-1/2″ deep, hinged on back edge with brass reinforced corners and English style swinging latches with a brass lock in the front. It is lined with purple velvet and compartmented in bottom for rifle and six compartments that contain one full UMC box of 44 Henry cartridges. Box has round corners with green label & band. Box is open on front side and both ends, seal is intact on back edge. The other box is by U.S. Cartridge Co. for 44 Henry flat rimfire cartridges with blue label & band. Box is glued shut with a replaced bottom and contains something heavy that is not ammunition. Also accompanied by two rds of Winchester 44 Henry ammunition and the case’s orig functioning key. Colonel, perhaps General Borgono was the President of Peru from 1890-1894 when he died in office. He was born Sept. 5, 1836 in Trujillo, Peru and was apparently successful as President of the country. Juan Meiggs and his brother Henry came to Peru in about 1868 to build the National Railways which, apparently, they did. Henry died in 1877 but before he died he and Juan wrote a book which Henry edited in 1871 which deals with the Peruvian Railways history from its beginnings in about 1826 through 1871. This information was detailed in a letter or email from Elio Galessio, Peruvian Railways Historian. In addition there is an internet download in Spanish regarding Gen. Borgono which gives his name as Gen. Borgono Castaneda Justiniano. There is a hand written translation at the bottom which gives his date and place of birth and states that he was the 2nd Vice-President of the Republic from April 1, 1894 to Aug. 10, 1894 and that he passed away Jan. 27, 1921 which conflicts with the dates furnished by Mr. Galessio in the previously cited communication. Regardless, it is apparent that Mr. Meiggs presented this carbine to Mr. Borgono either to commemorate favors rendered or possibly to elicit a favor. CONDITION: Carbine is extremely fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 90-92% strong orig factory blue, slightly thinned on magazine tube and with a few minor light scratches. Receiver is crisp & clean with only a couple of minor nicks on left front flat and some minor casting flaws on right sideplate. Loading gate retains about 85% bright fire blue. Lever retains dark case colors in sheltered areas with the balance turned silver. Hammer retains most of its orig faded case colors with sharp checkering on the hammer spur. Bolt & extractor retain strong orig blue with about 50-60% orig blue on bolt face. Wood is sound with light mars in the surface of the stock and still has that orig raised grain whisker feel and retains virtually all of its orig oil finish. Forearm also has a few minor nicks & dings and scratches from the bbl band having been removed. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, possibly unfired. Lever screw is possibly a replacement with head too thick to seat properly, slot is battered. Case shows heavy corner wear with several repairs, one in the lid, another on back edge and another on the front edge with two repaired cracks in the lid and overall retains most of a professional restored finish. Interior has one reglued partition, otherwise is sound with crisp clean velvet in the top, moderately faded & soiled in the bottom. UMC box of ammunition is fine with lightly worn edges and light soil with some wear on the band. Ammunition is clean with oxidized bullets. U.S. Cartridge Co. box has repairs all around edges of lid with chipped & soiled label and band. 4-36686 JR172 (50,000-75,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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