WINCHESTER 1876 SECOND MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1876 SECOND MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 11892. Cal. 45-60, 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, slightly modified half nickel front sight, 1876-marked 1000 yd ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” Adjacent receiver “CAL. 45-60”. Second Model receiver with screwed-on rail, dust cover with checkered oval thumbprint, top tang with 2-1/2″ Vernier sight. Mounted with lightly figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door and standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying as 45-60 oct bbl rifle with plain trigger. Received in warehouse 11-24-1880. Shipped on 11-25-1880 on order number “23295”. CONDITION: Fine+. Bbl and mag tube retain 85-90% orig blue, areas that are slightly thin and blending with silver patina, bright on sharp edges, and normal, minor nicks & dings. Receiver retains 90% orig blue, thinning and showing bright on sharp edges, thinning and blending with brown patina in forward section, some minor nicks & scratches and showing orig polish marks blending with brown patina. Hammer shows fading orig case colors blending with some silver patina. Lever is mostly a silver hardening with faded colors in protected areas. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dents and retains a clean and waxed orig finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings and retains a hand-worn patina with some orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-36387 BDT229 (12,000-17,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2038	$13,800.00	WINCHESTER 1876 SECOND MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 11892. Cal. 45-60, 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, slightly modified half nickel front sight, 1876-marked 1000 yd ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” Adjacent receiver “CAL. 45-60”. Second Model receiver with screwed-on rail, dust cover with checkered oval thumbprint, top tang with 2-1/2″ Vernier sight. Mounted with lightly figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door and standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying as 45-60 oct bbl rifle with plain trigger. Received in warehouse 11-24-1880. Shipped on 11-25-1880 on order number “23295”. CONDITION: Fine+. Bbl and mag tube retain 85-90% orig blue, areas that are slightly thin and blending with silver patina, bright on sharp edges, and normal, minor nicks & dings. Receiver retains 90% orig blue, thinning and showing bright on sharp edges, thinning and blending with brown patina in forward section, some minor nicks & scratches and showing orig polish marks blending with brown patina. Hammer shows fading orig case colors blending with some silver patina. Lever is mostly a silver hardening with faded colors in protected areas. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dents and retains a clean and waxed orig finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings and retains a hand-worn patina with some orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-36387 BDT229 (12,000-17,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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