EARLY WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EARLY WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 201. Cal. 45-75. Standard 28″ rnd bbl with full mag, half nickel front sight and flat top sporting rear. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with thick toe crescent buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Winchester letter identifying this gun as rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 23, 1877 and shipped from warehouse Aug. 23, 1877. This gun has the early large hammer and very unusual for this serial number, it has a dust cover with screwed on rail. On the left inside lower tang is the assembly no. “314”. This number is also found in the top tang channel of the stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl has flaked to mostly a silver patina with a mixture of blue in protected areas. Mag tube is a darker patina with blue in protected areas. Receiver retains 70-80% original blue with wear on the carrying points and scattered light flaking, right side plate has flaked to mostly a brown patina with a small area of cleaned light pitting. Lever has turned to a silver case hardening color while the early hammer retains most of its original case coloring. Buttplate is mostly a smooth silver-gray color with a few spots of blue showing and an area of light scattered pitting. Stocks are sound with usual light nicks and dings and slight discoloration around receiver and tang area. There is a hairline crack in toe area running about 2″ up the stock. Finish is a nice oil-type finish with a pleasing hand worn patina look. Forend is sound with only minor nicks and dings and one small gouge on left side and carries the pleasant hand worn patina finish. 4-59917 BT83 (10,000-15,000)

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
	2424	$11,500.00	EARLY WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 201. Cal. 45-75. Standard 28″ rnd bbl with full mag, half nickel front sight and flat top sporting rear. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with thick toe crescent buttplate. Accompanied with Cody Winchester letter identifying this gun as rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 23, 1877 and shipped from warehouse Aug. 23, 1877. This gun has the early large hammer and very unusual for this serial number, it has a dust cover with screwed on rail. On the left inside lower tang is the assembly no. “314”. This number is also found in the top tang channel of the stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl has flaked to mostly a silver patina with a mixture of blue in protected areas. Mag tube is a darker patina with blue in protected areas. Receiver retains 70-80% original blue with wear on the carrying points and scattered light flaking, right side plate has flaked to mostly a brown patina with a small area of cleaned light pitting. Lever has turned to a silver case hardening color while the early hammer retains most of its original case coloring. Buttplate is mostly a smooth silver-gray color with a few spots of blue showing and an area of light scattered pitting. Stocks are sound with usual light nicks and dings and slight discoloration around receiver and tang area. There is a hairline crack in toe area running about 2″ up the stock. Finish is a nice oil-type finish with a pleasing hand worn patina look. Forend is sound with only minor nicks and dings and one small gouge on left side and carries the pleasant hand worn patina finish. 4-59917 BT83 (10,000-15,000) 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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