SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 13546. Cal. 45-60. 26″ 1/2 oct bbl, 1/2 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 16. 1860.”, adjacent receiver, “CAL. 45-60”. Standard receiver with screwed on rail and dust cover and equipped with sgl set trigger. Mounted with dark straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, smooth steel shotgun buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 26″ 1/2 oct, 45-60 rifle, set trigger, shotgun butt, case hardened, received in warehouse December 21, 1880, shipped for warehouse same day, with 11 other arms on Order No. 23233. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. CFS75, matching 75 no. can be found in top tang channel of stock, inside toe of buttplate is stamped “O”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75% orig blue that is blending with a brown patina, minor muzzle wear, normal minor nicks & scratches, silvering on sharp edges of oct. Receiver has 50-60% orig case colors, stronger on side plates and protected areas, with main portion a silver hardening blended with dark gray patina. Guide rail and loading port show orig nitre blue, dust cover shows thinning orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Hammer and lever show good orig case colors blending with dark patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dings and retains a thin coat of added finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings and retains a thin coat of added finish. Nosecap shows fading orig case colors blending with silver patina. Mechanics are crisp including set trigger, very good bright & shiny bore. 4-40277 BDT58 (8,000-15,000)

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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	2059	$8,050.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 13546. Cal. 45-60. 26″ 1/2 oct bbl, 1/2 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 16. 1860.”, adjacent receiver, “CAL. 45-60”. Standard receiver with screwed on rail and dust cover and equipped with sgl set trigger. Mounted with dark straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, smooth steel shotgun buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 26″ 1/2 oct, 45-60 rifle, set trigger, shotgun butt, case hardened, received in warehouse December 21, 1880, shipped for warehouse same day, with 11 other arms on Order No. 23233. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. CFS75, matching 75 no. can be found in top tang channel of stock, inside toe of buttplate is stamped “O”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 75% orig blue that is blending with a brown patina, minor muzzle wear, normal minor nicks & scratches, silvering on sharp edges of oct. Receiver has 50-60% orig case colors, stronger on side plates and protected areas, with main portion a silver hardening blended with dark gray patina. Guide rail and loading port show orig nitre blue, dust cover shows thinning orig blue blending with silver and brown patina. Hammer and lever show good orig case colors blending with dark patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dings and retains a thin coat of added finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings and retains a thin coat of added finish. Nosecap shows fading orig case colors blending with silver patina. Mechanics are crisp including set trigger, very good bright & shiny bore. 4-40277 BDT58 (8,000-15,000) 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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