WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE

WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 130431. Cal. 44 RF Henry. 24-1/4″ octagon bbl with full magazine. Half nickel front sight with sporting rear sight. Uncheckered straight grain, American walnut with brass crescent buttplate and brass forend cap. CONDITION: Good. Bbl has nearly full coverage of a blue/brown patina as does the magazine tube. Both with lightly scattered rust and fine pitting. Receiver carries a darker mustard colored patina with some slightly rounded edges from years ago cleaning. Buttplate and forend nose cap also have similar dark mustard patina color. Wood has 20-30% varnish remaining with lots of chips, nicks, gouges, and scratches. Forend has full length crack from receiver to forend cap in the belly. Also a shorter 1″ to 2″ crack running from forend cap back. On the right side of forend there is a sliver of wood missing from forend cap back almost 8″ and being about 1/4″ wide. The retaining spring for buttplate trap door is missing as the trap door is taped closed. Included is a three piece iron and brass cleaning rod. Mechanics are fine except for lever retaining spring is weak. The bore is dark and pitted. 4-33586 BT16 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2305	$7,475.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 130431. Cal. 44 RF Henry. 24-1/4″ octagon bbl with full magazine. Half nickel front sight with sporting rear sight. Uncheckered straight grain, American walnut with brass crescent buttplate and brass forend cap. CONDITION: Good. Bbl has nearly full coverage of a blue/brown patina as does the magazine tube. Both with lightly scattered rust and fine pitting. Receiver carries a darker mustard colored patina with some slightly rounded edges from years ago cleaning. Buttplate and forend nose cap also have similar dark mustard patina color. Wood has 20-30% varnish remaining with lots of chips, nicks, gouges, and scratches. Forend has full length crack from receiver to forend cap in the belly. Also a shorter 1″ to 2″ crack running from forend cap back. On the right side of forend there is a sliver of wood missing from forend cap back almost 8″ and being about 1/4″ wide. The retaining spring for buttplate trap door is missing as the trap door is taped closed. Included is a three piece iron and brass cleaning rod. Mechanics are fine except for lever retaining spring is weak. The bore is dark and pitted. 4-33586 BT16 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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