RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 CARBINE LEVER ACTION RIFLE

RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 CARBINE LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 32623. Cal. 45-75. Usual 22″ round bbl, square base Barley corn front sight, with 1876 marked thousand yard ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver mounted with stud and ring. Mounted with fancy, uncheckered, American walnut, straight grip with carbine buttplate. Gun has unmatched swing swivels with front being 3/4″ variety and rear 1″. Accompanied with Cody Winchester letter identifying this gun as carbine, half nickel, and received in warehouse on Jan 20, 1883, and shipped from warehouse on Jan 24, 1883. Special finish 76 carbines are quite rare. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and forend cap finish or lack thereof is of a silvery mix with brown patina color entirely. Center bbl band is mostly a medium brown patina. Receiver has 40-50% of its orig nickel with right side plate being entirely flaked to a silver/gray patina. Left side plate has traces of orig nickel with spotty silver and brown patina. Balance point and bottom of receiver show traces of nickel as does the carrier, with the major amount being worn to a brown patina. The forward portion, the top and tang areas of receiver retain considerable amount of its orig nickel. The dust cover is worn and flaked to carry only traces of nickel with balance being a light brown patina. The well figured stock is sound with about 1/2″ chip on left side of upper tang and receiver. There is also a grain crack on left side at about center of buttplate forward about an inch. There are traces remaining of an old shiny added finish. The wood has characteristic light nicks and dings of a gun of this vintage. Forend is sound with traces of an added shiny finish and also carries numerous small nicks and dings. Mechanics are crisp, bore shows moderate shallow pitting. 4-32658 BT62 (5,000-8,000)

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
	2429	$6,900.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 CARBINE LEVER ACTION RIFLE SN 32623. Cal. 45-75. Usual 22″ round bbl, square base Barley corn front sight, with 1876 marked thousand yard ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver mounted with stud and ring. Mounted with fancy, uncheckered, American walnut, straight grip with carbine buttplate. Gun has unmatched swing swivels with front being 3/4″ variety and rear 1″. Accompanied with Cody Winchester letter identifying this gun as carbine, half nickel, and received in warehouse on Jan 20, 1883, and shipped from warehouse on Jan 24, 1883. Special finish 76 carbines are quite rare. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and forend cap finish or lack thereof is of a silvery mix with brown patina color entirely. Center bbl band is mostly a medium brown patina. Receiver has 40-50% of its orig nickel with right side plate being entirely flaked to a silver/gray patina. Left side plate has traces of orig nickel with spotty silver and brown patina. Balance point and bottom of receiver show traces of nickel as does the carrier, with the major amount being worn to a brown patina. The forward portion, the top and tang areas of receiver retain considerable amount of its orig nickel. The dust cover is worn and flaked to carry only traces of nickel with balance being a light brown patina. The well figured stock is sound with about 1/2″ chip on left side of upper tang and receiver. There is also a grain crack on left side at about center of buttplate forward about an inch. There are traces remaining of an old shiny added finish. The wood has characteristic light nicks and dings of a gun of this vintage. Forend is sound with traces of an added shiny finish and also carries numerous small nicks and dings. Mechanics are crisp, bore shows moderate shallow pitting. 4-32658 BT62 (5,000-8,000) 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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