OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE

OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 31678. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ octagon bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, and 1876 marked ladder rear sight. It has straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet fully identifying this rifle as being received at warehouse on Jan 30, 1883, and shipped from warehouse on Oct 8, 1883. Gun formerly of the F.P.L Mills Collection #73 on his estate inventory and the late Eldon Owens as referenced to the James D. Julia catalog Oct 2004 lot #468. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong bright orig. blue with a few scattered pin points of surface spotting. Mag tube retains 97-98% strong bright orig. blue and the forend cap about 90% with the balance flaked to brown patina. Receiver retains 94-95% strong bright orig. blue with light edge wear and a few minor scratches with some scattered pinpoint of rust. Loading gate retains 96-97% bright niter blue. Lever and hammer retain most of their orig. case colors. Dark and faded on the lever, brilliant on the hammer. Buttplate retains 75-80% thinning blue. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks, and a gouge on the buttstock, and a couple of small gouges and nicks on the forearm. It retains about 95% orig. oil finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant, shiny bore. 4-59920 BT81 (15,000-20,000)

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
	2423	$20,700.00	OUTSTANDING WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 31678. Cal. 45-60. Standard grade rifle with 28″ octagon bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, and 1876 marked ladder rear sight. It has straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet fully identifying this rifle as being received at warehouse on Jan 30, 1883, and shipped from warehouse on Oct 8, 1883. Gun formerly of the F.P.L Mills Collection #73 on his estate inventory and the late Eldon Owens as referenced to the James D. Julia catalog Oct 2004 lot #468. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong bright orig. blue with a few scattered pin points of surface spotting. Mag tube retains 97-98% strong bright orig. blue and the forend cap about 90% with the balance flaked to brown patina. Receiver retains 94-95% strong bright orig. blue with light edge wear and a few minor scratches with some scattered pinpoint of rust. Loading gate retains 96-97% bright niter blue. Lever and hammer retain most of their orig. case colors. Dark and faded on the lever, brilliant on the hammer. Buttplate retains 75-80% thinning blue. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks, and a gouge on the buttstock, and a couple of small gouges and nicks on the forearm. It retains about 95% orig. oil finish. Mechanics are fine, brilliant, shiny bore. 4-59920 BT81 (15,000-20,000) 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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