WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 59318. Cal. 45-75 WCF. 28″ rnd bbl, full mag, half-nickel front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Top of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING – ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING’S – IMPROVEMENT – PATENTED MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”. Adjacent receiver “CAL. 45-75”. Standard receiver with integral rail and dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as 45-75 rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 11/23/87, shipped from warehouse 7/28/88 on order number 10248. CONDITION: Very good plus. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with brown patina with usual minor nicks and scratches. Mag tube is a brown patina that is thinning and shows orig blue in protected areas. Receiver is a blend of some orig blue mixing with silver and brown patina with some areas enhanced with some cold blue. Hammer and lever show traces of orig colors with mostly a silver patina. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings and dents and retains an open grain oil with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks, dings and scratches and retains an open grain oil with hand worn patina. Nosecap shows orig blue blending with silver patina. Mechanics are crisp with a nice bore, strong rifling and a few minor very shallow areas of fine pitting. 4-41150 BDT88 (3,000-5,000)

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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	2060	$3,450.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 59318. Cal. 45-75 WCF. 28″ rnd bbl, full mag, half-nickel front sight, 1876 marked ladder rear sight. Top of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING – ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING’S – IMPROVEMENT – PATENTED MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”. Adjacent receiver “CAL. 45-75”. Standard receiver with integral rail and dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet identifying as 45-75 rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 11/23/87, shipped from warehouse 7/28/88 on order number 10248. CONDITION: Very good plus. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with brown patina with usual minor nicks and scratches. Mag tube is a brown patina that is thinning and shows orig blue in protected areas. Receiver is a blend of some orig blue mixing with silver and brown patina with some areas enhanced with some cold blue. Hammer and lever show traces of orig colors with mostly a silver patina. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings and dents and retains an open grain oil with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks, dings and scratches and retains an open grain oil with hand worn patina. Nosecap shows orig blue blending with silver patina. Mechanics are crisp with a nice bore, strong rifling and a few minor very shallow areas of fine pitting. 4-41150 BDT88 (3,000-5,000) 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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