RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 WITH SILVER TRIM.

RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 WITH SILVER TRIM. SN 42488. Cal. 40-60. 28″ oct bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 26. 1860.”, adjacent receiver “CAL. 40-60”. Silver plated receiver with integral rail and dust cover, top tang equipped with 3″ vernier sight. Mounted with nicely figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trap door housing 5-piece steel rod with brass tip. Standard forend with silver plated nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 40-60 oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, silver trim, received in warehouse January 14, 1885, shipped from warehouse January 15, 1885 on Order No. 18374. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl and mag tube retain orig blue, toning with brown with some spots blended with silver patina and a small area of fine surface oxidation on muzzle near right flat, normal minor nicks & dings. Receiver has extremely good coverage of silver plate showing mostly a gray patina tarnish, and some spots of fine flaking that are blending with brown patina. Hammer shows dark orig case colors and lever shows to be a dark patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks, dings & minor scuffs, retaining most of its orig finish. Buttplate shows good orig silver plate with some flaking and blending with dark patina. Forend is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains orig finish blended with some hand worn patina. Nosecap shows good orig silver plate with bottom flaked and blending with dark patina. Mechanics are crisp with a bright shiny bore. 4-40276 BDT62 (12,500-22,500)

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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	2057	$0.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 WITH SILVER TRIM. SN 42488. Cal. 40-60. 28″ oct bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickel front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 26. 1860.”, adjacent receiver “CAL. 40-60”. Silver plated receiver with integral rail and dust cover, top tang equipped with 3″ vernier sight. Mounted with nicely figured walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trap door housing 5-piece steel rod with brass tip. Standard forend with silver plated nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 40-60 oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, silver trim, received in warehouse January 14, 1885, shipped from warehouse January 15, 1885 on Order No. 18374. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl and mag tube retain orig blue, toning with brown with some spots blended with silver patina and a small area of fine surface oxidation on muzzle near right flat, normal minor nicks & dings. Receiver has extremely good coverage of silver plate showing mostly a gray patina tarnish, and some spots of fine flaking that are blending with brown patina. Hammer shows dark orig case colors and lever shows to be a dark patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks, dings & minor scuffs, retaining most of its orig finish. Buttplate shows good orig silver plate with some flaking and blending with dark patina. Forend is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains orig finish blended with some hand worn patina. Nosecap shows good orig silver plate with bottom flaked and blending with dark patina. Mechanics are crisp with a bright shiny bore. 4-40276 BDT62 (12,500-22,500) 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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