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2093
$3,737.50

WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 33161. Cal. 45-60. 22″ rnd bbl, modified barley corn front sight, 1876 marked carbine ladder sight in reverse position. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1866.”, adjacent receiver “CAL./45-60”. Standard receiver with stud and ring on left side. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate with trapdoor, 18″ forend with nose cap and bbl band. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals assembly no. “239”, matching number in top tang channel of stock. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good +. Bbl retains orig blue thinning and blending with brown patina; normal minor nicks and dings. Some fine surface oxidation near muzzle. Receiver retains flaking and thinning blue blending with brown and silver patina. Normal nicks and dings and some spots of fine surface oxidation. Stock is sound with hairline crack behind top tang. Some minor chipping along edges of top tang. Normal nicks and dings, some dried grain cracks and small chips at buttplate and retains an open grain hand worn oil finish. Forend is sound with numerous shallow nicks and dings and retains an open grain hand worn oil finish. Mechanics are good with dark pitted bore with ring about 4″ from muzzle. 4-36546 BDT293 (4,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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