WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH BRITISH PROOF MARKS.

WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH BRITISH PROOF MARKS. SN 5624. Cal. 45-75. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, dovetailed fine bead front sight; 4-leaf Express rear, three folding, one standing, marked “50 100 150 200”. Left bbl flat near receiver has three British proof marks, as well as a matching single proof on the receiver. Standard receiver with thumbprint dust cover engraved “A 374” above the checkered oval. Mounted with nicely figured walnut, uncheckered forend with nosecap, uncheckered straight grip stock with smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Inspection of lower tang reveals a series of numbers: “144” that has been crossed out, “3436” that has been crossed out, and “771”. Matching “771” can be found in top tang channel of stock. Accompanying gun is a Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, shotgun butt; received in warehouse August 21, 1879, and shipped from warehouse on February 11, 1880, with eighteen other Model 1876’s on order no. 18662. There is also a photocopy of a very fine target, shot by consignor. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, a small spot about a foot from muzzle blending with brown patina, and the usual light nicks and dings. Magazine tube shows orig blue in protected areas and turning a brown patina. Receiver retains 80-85% orig blue on left side and across top, but has some very shallow strange marks on right side as if something had been stuck to receiver and peeled off, and has orig blue in areas that this does not appear. Dust cover has flaked and is a blending of silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with typical minor nicks and dings, orig open grain oil finish mixed with hand-worn patina. Buttplate has traces of orig blue blending with silver / gray patina. Forend is sound with a few shallow dings and the usual nicks and scrapes, some orig finish blended with a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a good bore with some minor shallow scattered pitting. 4-36262 BDT87 (6,000-10,000)

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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	2252	$6,325.00	WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE WITH BRITISH PROOF MARKS. SN 5624. Cal. 45-75. 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, dovetailed fine bead front sight; 4-leaf Express rear, three folding, one standing, marked “50 100 150 200”. Left bbl flat near receiver has three British proof marks, as well as a matching single proof on the receiver. Standard receiver with thumbprint dust cover engraved “A 374” above the checkered oval. Mounted with nicely figured walnut, uncheckered forend with nosecap, uncheckered straight grip stock with smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Inspection of lower tang reveals a series of numbers: “144” that has been crossed out, “3436” that has been crossed out, and “771”. Matching “771” can be found in top tang channel of stock. Accompanying gun is a Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying gun as oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, shotgun butt; received in warehouse August 21, 1879, and shipped from warehouse on February 11, 1880, with eighteen other Model 1876’s on order no. 18662. There is also a photocopy of a very fine target, shot by consignor. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 90-95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, a small spot about a foot from muzzle blending with brown patina, and the usual light nicks and dings. Magazine tube shows orig blue in protected areas and turning a brown patina. Receiver retains 80-85% orig blue on left side and across top, but has some very shallow strange marks on right side as if something had been stuck to receiver and peeled off, and has orig blue in areas that this does not appear. Dust cover has flaked and is a blending of silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with typical minor nicks and dings, orig open grain oil finish mixed with hand-worn patina. Buttplate has traces of orig blue blending with silver / gray patina. Forend is sound with a few shallow dings and the usual nicks and scrapes, some orig finish blended with a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a good bore with some minor shallow scattered pitting. 4-36262 BDT87 (6,000-10,000) 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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