ENGLISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

ENGLISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 56242. Cal. 50-95 Express. 22″ rnd bbl & half magazine with fine ivory bead front sight & 3-leaf Winchester Express rear. Left side bbl & chamber area have series of 4 British proof marks & one on adjacent on reciever. Dust cover of receiver is engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO LIMITED / WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS. / LONDON & BIRMINGHAM”. Mounted in “XXX” walnut with deluxe checkered pistol grip with ebony insert, rubber shotgun butt & sling eye. Deluxe checkered forend with sling eye mounted in cap. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “1469 XXX S”. Top tang channel of stock has matching no. “1469”. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as rifle, Express caliber with 22″ rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, half magazine, shotgun butt, case hardened, inside finish; received in warehouse Aug. 30, 1881, shipped Aug. 31, 1881, on order no. 18658. Handwritten on letter is note: “Returned Jason Kerr & Co., Jan. 15, 1897, order no. 1098”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear, a few minor nicks & scratches and very fine shallow oxidation. Receiver has 65-75% orig case coloring, stronger on right side & brilliant in protected areas; fading with some wear to silver on left side & across bottom. Dust cover has 80% orig blue, silvering at edges. Hammer has most of its orig dark case colors, as does lever on side with silvering across bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering, a few minor nicks & dings, and a little flaking of orig finish at butt plate. Silvers recoil pad has hardened & cracked with minor amount of deterioration. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks & dings and worn through in belly area to hand-worn patina, with balance orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with extremely fine bore. 4-33763 BDT66 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	2166	$25,875.00	ENGLISH PROOFED WINCHESTER 1876 DELUXE EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 56242. Cal. 50-95 Express. 22″ rnd bbl & half magazine with fine ivory bead front sight & 3-leaf Winchester Express rear. Left side bbl & chamber area have series of 4 British proof marks & one on adjacent on reciever. Dust cover of receiver is engraved “WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO LIMITED / WINCHESTER EXPRESS / .50 CAL. 95 GRS. / LONDON & BIRMINGHAM”. Mounted in “XXX” walnut with deluxe checkered pistol grip with ebony insert, rubber shotgun butt & sling eye. Deluxe checkered forend with sling eye mounted in cap. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “1469 XXX S”. Top tang channel of stock has matching no. “1469”. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as rifle, Express caliber with 22″ rnd bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, half magazine, shotgun butt, case hardened, inside finish; received in warehouse Aug. 30, 1881, shipped Aug. 31, 1881, on order no. 18658. Handwritten on letter is note: “Returned Jason Kerr & Co., Jan. 15, 1897, order no. 1098”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear, a few minor nicks & scratches and very fine shallow oxidation. Receiver has 65-75% orig case coloring, stronger on right side & brilliant in protected areas; fading with some wear to silver on left side & across bottom. Dust cover has 80% orig blue, silvering at edges. Hammer has most of its orig dark case colors, as does lever on side with silvering across bottom. Stock is sound with good checkering, a few minor nicks & dings, and a little flaking of orig finish at butt plate. Silvers recoil pad has hardened & cracked with minor amount of deterioration. Forend is sound with a few minor nicks & dings and worn through in belly area to hand-worn patina, with balance orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with extremely fine bore. 4-33763 BDT66 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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