WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 56121. Cal 40-60. 28″ rnd bbl, full mag, Lyman ivory bead front sight, rear seat with slot blank. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING – ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT/KING’S-IMPROVEMENT PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”. At rear seat, both forward and rear has a shallow milled flat for orig sight. Adjacent receiver is marked “CAL. 40-60”. Standard receiver with dust cover, lifter engraved “40-60”, and top tang is mounted with a mid range vernier sight. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet, identifying as 40-60, rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 8-9-1887 and shipped from warehouse 8-13-1887 on Order No. 21755. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains orig blue that is toning and blending with brown patina, typical minor nicks & scratches. Mag tube has toned more brown with blue showing in protected areas, and usual fine scratches. Receiver has orig blue mostly in protected areas, with balance blending a brown/silver patina. Hammer has evidence of orig case colors, silver on right side, and blending with brown patina. Lever has traces or orig color in protected areas but is mostly a gray and brown spotted patina. Stock is sound, slightly dark around receiver, a shallow ding in wrist area on left, a series of small shallow pings on center of right side, some orig finish blended with mostly hand worn patina. Forend is sound with nicks & dings and signs of weathering, a thin coat of added finish, blended with some hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with dark groves and some minor scattered pits. 4-39690 BDT71 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2040	$0.00	WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 56121. Cal 40-60. 28″ rnd bbl, full mag, Lyman ivory bead front sight, rear seat with slot blank. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING – ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT/KING’S-IMPROVEMENT PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”. At rear seat, both forward and rear has a shallow milled flat for orig sight. Adjacent receiver is marked “CAL. 40-60”. Standard receiver with dust cover, lifter engraved “40-60”, and top tang is mounted with a mid range vernier sight. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet, identifying as 40-60, rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 8-9-1887 and shipped from warehouse 8-13-1887 on Order No. 21755. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains orig blue that is toning and blending with brown patina, typical minor nicks & scratches. Mag tube has toned more brown with blue showing in protected areas, and usual fine scratches. Receiver has orig blue mostly in protected areas, with balance blending a brown/silver patina. Hammer has evidence of orig case colors, silver on right side, and blending with brown patina. Lever has traces or orig color in protected areas but is mostly a gray and brown spotted patina. Stock is sound, slightly dark around receiver, a shallow ding in wrist area on left, a series of small shallow pings on center of right side, some orig finish blended with mostly hand worn patina. Forend is sound with nicks & dings and signs of weathering, a thin coat of added finish, blended with some hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, shiny bore with dark groves and some minor scattered pits. 4-39690 BDT71 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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