NWMP WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION CARBINE.

NWMP WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION CARBINE. SN 24005. Cal. 45-75. Large shank 22″ rnd bbl, full length carbine forend, sq base post front sight with Spanish meter ladder-type rear sight. Left side receiver has stud and ring. Mounted with good quality American walnut, straight grip with carbine buttplate. Accompanied Cody Winchester letter identifying this as a carbine, large shank bbl, good quality stock, Spanish meter sight, received in warehouse May 16, 1882 and shipped from warehouse May 18, 1882, order no. 32602. Shipped to Northwest Mounted police with 181 other Model 1876s. Also accompanying this gun is a research letter from Mounted Police Research & Consulting (DJ KLANCHER Inspector RCMP Retired) stating this gun on charge to “E” Division on Feb. 13, 1894 and on charge to “E” Division on March 29, 1897. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 90-95% original blue with clear address and caliber marking. Receiver retains about 50% original blue, mostly contained to side plates with balance being a smooth patina. Lever has faint traces of case coloring with balance being a silver hardening color. Hammer is mostly gray patina with a mixture of silver hardening color. Stock is sound with only very slight nicks and dings, a small chip is missing at end of lower tang and has a very clear arched banner with “N.W.M.P.” stamped on the right side of stock. It retains a remarkable amount of its oil finish with a pleasant hand worn patina look. Likewise, the forend is sound with only a few scattered nicks and dings and a slight hairline crack on the left side, near the nose cap and carries a nice oil finish with a pleasant hand worn patina look. Lower tang is marked with “CF”, assembly number “1947” and “M”. Inside toe of buttplate is also marked with “1947”. Mechanics are crisp. Bore is dark with moderate pitting. 4-59919 BT84 (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
	2431	$17,825.00	NWMP WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION CARBINE. SN 24005. Cal. 45-75. Large shank 22″ rnd bbl, full length carbine forend, sq base post front sight with Spanish meter ladder-type rear sight. Left side receiver has stud and ring. Mounted with good quality American walnut, straight grip with carbine buttplate. Accompanied Cody Winchester letter identifying this as a carbine, large shank bbl, good quality stock, Spanish meter sight, received in warehouse May 16, 1882 and shipped from warehouse May 18, 1882, order no. 32602. Shipped to Northwest Mounted police with 181 other Model 1876s. Also accompanying this gun is a research letter from Mounted Police Research & Consulting (DJ KLANCHER Inspector RCMP Retired) stating this gun on charge to “E” Division on Feb. 13, 1894 and on charge to “E” Division on March 29, 1897. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 90-95% original blue with clear address and caliber marking. Receiver retains about 50% original blue, mostly contained to side plates with balance being a smooth patina. Lever has faint traces of case coloring with balance being a silver hardening color. Hammer is mostly gray patina with a mixture of silver hardening color. Stock is sound with only very slight nicks and dings, a small chip is missing at end of lower tang and has a very clear arched banner with “N.W.M.P.” stamped on the right side of stock. It retains a remarkable amount of its oil finish with a pleasant hand worn patina look. Likewise, the forend is sound with only a few scattered nicks and dings and a slight hairline crack on the left side, near the nose cap and carries a nice oil finish with a pleasant hand worn patina look. Lower tang is marked with “CF”, assembly number “1947” and “M”. Inside toe of buttplate is also marked with “1947”. Mechanics are crisp. Bore is dark with moderate pitting. 4-59919 BT84 (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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