LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 156631. Cal. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full mag, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, checkered side “V” notch sporting rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHSTER’S-REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” Standard receiver, mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with steel nosecap. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals Assembly No. 2445. Matching numbers can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with silver and brown patina, some very fine spotting of surface oxidation and very minor nicks & dings. Mag tube has thinned and blended with silver and brown patina, showing blue in only the most protected spots. Receiver shows a fine butterscotch patina with good straight edges, and just a couple minor small nicks & scratches. Loading gate shows strong orig nitre blue. Hammer shows remnants of fading case colors retaining mostly a silver gray patina. Lever is mostly a dark gray patina. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks, dings & handling marks and retains a smooth and cleaned oil finish blended with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with typical minor nicks & dings and retains a hand worn open grained patina with traces of orig oil finish. Nosecap has some orig blue that is blending with silver and brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has deep rifling with just a few minor scattered pits. 4-42124 BDT149 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2030	$12,650.00	LATE WINCHESTER MODEL 66 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 156631. Cal. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full mag, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight, checkered side “V” notch sporting rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHSTER’S-REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” Standard receiver, mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with steel nosecap. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals Assembly No. 2445. Matching numbers can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with silver and brown patina, some very fine spotting of surface oxidation and very minor nicks & dings. Mag tube has thinned and blended with silver and brown patina, showing blue in only the most protected spots. Receiver shows a fine butterscotch patina with good straight edges, and just a couple minor small nicks & scratches. Loading gate shows strong orig nitre blue. Hammer shows remnants of fading case colors retaining mostly a silver gray patina. Lever is mostly a dark gray patina. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks, dings & handling marks and retains a smooth and cleaned oil finish blended with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with typical minor nicks & dings and retains a hand worn open grained patina with traces of orig oil finish. Nosecap has some orig blue that is blending with silver and brown patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has deep rifling with just a few minor scattered pits. 4-42124 BDT149 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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