RARE DELUXE CONRAD ULRICH ENGRAVED EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE DELUXE CONRAD ULRICH ENGRAVED EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 36259. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Beautiful ’66 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and Henry 900 yard ladder rear sight. It has sharp Winchester & King’s improvement bbl markings. Mounted with very highly figured, uncheckered, burl walnut with straight stock & crescent brass buttplate with trap. Forend cap is the early type with dimples in front edges and a factory installed sling swivel with corresponding swivel in buttstock. Receiver is spectacularly & unusually engraved by Conrad F. Ulrich and signed with his initials just behind trigger. Engraving consists of intertwined deep foliate arabesque patterns on left sideplate and rear edge of frame with a cross like central medallion. Front stepped area of left side has matching engraving patterns with central medallion of an African bull elephant. Right side is engraved to match with a charging lion in front stepped area and a standing bull elk on sideplate. Top of receiver, top tang & carrier, along with forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” along with a “G” and an engraved “4”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with matching serial number, last four digits of which are inside toe of buttplate. This is one of the finer ’66 rifles to come to market in recent memory. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue turning brown over top, strong & bright in sheltered areas. Magazine tube retains about 80-85% strong orig blue. Receiver retains 15-20% orig gold plating on left side and about 30% on right side with about 70% on bottom & top. Forend cap retains about 70% strong orig gold plating and buttplate about 30%. The exposed areas are all a dark mustard patina. Lever retains traces of case colors and the hammer about 70-75% dark case colors. Trigger retains a strong blue. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of a beautiful professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with good shine and moderate pitting. 4-35292 JR296 (70,000-100,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2244	$63,250.00	RARE DELUXE CONRAD ULRICH ENGRAVED EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 36259. Cal. 44 RF Henry. Beautiful ’66 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight and Henry 900 yard ladder rear sight. It has sharp Winchester & King’s improvement bbl markings. Mounted with very highly figured, uncheckered, burl walnut with straight stock & crescent brass buttplate with trap. Forend cap is the early type with dimples in front edges and a factory installed sling swivel with corresponding swivel in buttstock. Receiver is spectacularly & unusually engraved by Conrad F. Ulrich and signed with his initials just behind trigger. Engraving consists of intertwined deep foliate arabesque patterns on left sideplate and rear edge of frame with a cross like central medallion. Front stepped area of left side has matching engraving patterns with central medallion of an African bull elephant. Right side is engraved to match with a charging lion in front stepped area and a standing bull elk on sideplate. Top of receiver, top tang & carrier, along with forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked “XXX” along with a “G” and an engraved “4”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with matching serial number, last four digits of which are inside toe of buttplate. This is one of the finer ’66 rifles to come to market in recent memory. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue turning brown over top, strong & bright in sheltered areas. Magazine tube retains about 80-85% strong orig blue. Receiver retains 15-20% orig gold plating on left side and about 30% on right side with about 70% on bottom & top. Forend cap retains about 70% strong orig gold plating and buttplate about 30%. The exposed areas are all a dark mustard patina. Lever retains traces of case colors and the hammer about 70-75% dark case colors. Trigger retains a strong blue. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about all of a beautiful professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with good shine and moderate pitting. 4-35292 JR296 (70,000-100,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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