OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS RIFLE.

OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS RIFLE. SN 8724. Cal. 50-95. 26″ oct bbl with sporting rear and front sights. Early second model with screw mounted dust cover guides and oval thumbpiece dust cover marked “Winchester Express/Point 50 Cal. 95 GRS.” Bbl is marked “WINCHESTER-REPEATING ARMS.NEW HAVEN,CT./KING’S-IMP-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866.OCTOBER 16, 1860.” and caliber “.50 cal. EXPRESS” Brass lifter is marked on bottom “50-95”. Full mag, plain trigger, case colored action. Deluxe checkered forend and pistol grip stock of XXX black walnut, stock has uncapped pistol grip with black insert, crescent steel buttplate and sling swivels. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter stating “Type: Rifle/Barrel Type: Octagon/Trigger: Plain/Pistol grip stock/Sling and swivel/Received in warehouse on May 20, 1879/Shipped from warehouse on May 28, 1879, Order number 15390”. Also accompanying gun is letter dated September 28, 2009 from Dan Cullity stating the opinion that rifle receiver may have been re-casehardened at the factory, explaining the light SN marking and verifying entire rifle to be factory original. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, mag tube and dust cover have 70-80% orig blue. Action, hammer and lever retain 30% light mottled case colors blending with patina and scattered spots of very light pitting. Buttplate colors have faded to silvery gray patina. Sound, professionally refinished stock and forearm with good checkering and light handling marks. Sound mechanics and bright bore with strong rifling and scattered small spots of very light pitting. 4-42688 DS61 (15,000-25,000)

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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	2023D	$19,550.00	OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS RIFLE. SN 8724. Cal. 50-95. 26″ oct bbl with sporting rear and front sights. Early second model with screw mounted dust cover guides and oval thumbpiece dust cover marked “Winchester Express/Point 50 Cal. 95 GRS.” Bbl is marked “WINCHESTER-REPEATING ARMS.NEW HAVEN,CT./KING’S-IMP-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866.OCTOBER 16, 1860.” and caliber “.50 cal. EXPRESS” Brass lifter is marked on bottom “50-95”. Full mag, plain trigger, case colored action. Deluxe checkered forend and pistol grip stock of XXX black walnut, stock has uncapped pistol grip with black insert, crescent steel buttplate and sling swivels. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter stating “Type: Rifle/Barrel Type: Octagon/Trigger: Plain/Pistol grip stock/Sling and swivel/Received in warehouse on May 20, 1879/Shipped from warehouse on May 28, 1879, Order number 15390”. Also accompanying gun is letter dated September 28, 2009 from Dan Cullity stating the opinion that rifle receiver may have been re-casehardened at the factory, explaining the light SN marking and verifying entire rifle to be factory original. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, mag tube and dust cover have 70-80% orig blue. Action, hammer and lever retain 30% light mottled case colors blending with patina and scattered spots of very light pitting. Buttplate colors have faded to silvery gray patina. Sound, professionally refinished stock and forearm with good checkering and light handling marks. Sound mechanics and bright bore with strong rifling and scattered small spots of very light pitting. 4-42688 DS61 (15,000-25,000) 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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