RARE WINCHESTER 1876, 50 CAL EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER 1876, 50 CAL EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 61361. Cal. 50-95 WCF. 26″ rnd bbl, full mag, dovetail 1/2 nickel front sight, Winchester 3-leaf express rear. Standard 76 receiver with dusk cover engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS/50 CAL.95GRS.” Top tang mounted with 4″ staff peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, crescent steel buttplate with trap door. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying as a 50-95 rifle, rnd bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse January 13, 1891, shipped from warehouse January 18, 1891 on Order No. 24144. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 50% orig blue, blending with brown patina, thinning with gray patina the length of the forend, minor nicks and dings and slight muzzle wear. Mag tube retains orig blue in protected areas blending with brown patina with minor nicks and scrapes. Receiver retains 65-70% orig blue thinning at front, top and bottom, silvering at sharp edges and blending with brown patina. Dust cover retains 80% orig blue silvering on edges. Hammer retains most of its dark orig case colors with a light silver line on right side. Lever shows traces of dark orig case colors blending with a silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with usual nicks and dings, slight darkening around buttplate and retains a fine open grain oil finish. Buttplate has traces of orig blue blending with brown patina and a couple small shallow pitted areas. Forend is sound with some shallow nicks & dings and retains a hand worn patina blending with orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp with a slightly dark bore with scattered moderate pitting. 4-37955 (14,000-16,000)

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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	2251	$0.00	RARE WINCHESTER 1876, 50 CAL EXPRESS LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 61361. Cal. 50-95 WCF. 26″ rnd bbl, full mag, dovetail 1/2 nickel front sight, Winchester 3-leaf express rear. Standard 76 receiver with dusk cover engraved “WINCHESTER EXPRESS/50 CAL.95GRS.” Top tang mounted with 4″ staff peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, crescent steel buttplate with trap door. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying as a 50-95 rifle, rnd bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse January 13, 1891, shipped from warehouse January 18, 1891 on Order No. 24144. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 50% orig blue, blending with brown patina, thinning with gray patina the length of the forend, minor nicks and dings and slight muzzle wear. Mag tube retains orig blue in protected areas blending with brown patina with minor nicks and scrapes. Receiver retains 65-70% orig blue thinning at front, top and bottom, silvering at sharp edges and blending with brown patina. Dust cover retains 80% orig blue silvering on edges. Hammer retains most of its dark orig case colors with a light silver line on right side. Lever shows traces of dark orig case colors blending with a silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with usual nicks and dings, slight darkening around buttplate and retains a fine open grain oil finish. Buttplate has traces of orig blue blending with brown patina and a couple small shallow pitted areas. Forend is sound with some shallow nicks & dings and retains a hand worn patina blending with orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp with a slightly dark bore with scattered moderate pitting. 4-37955 (14,000-16,000) 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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