RARE WINCHESTER 2ND MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER 2ND MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Express (50-95). SN 9776. Fine early Express rifle with 22-1/4″ heavy rnd bbl, button magazine with ivory bead hunting front sight & short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. It has screwed on dust cover rail with impressed thumb print dust cover marked “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / 50 CAL 95 GRS”. Left sideplate is marked with the English distributor’s name “JNO. RIGBY & CO. / 72 ST JAME’S STT. / LONDON”. Top tang has a sliding thumb safety that fits into a notch in the back of the hammer when it is at half cock. Bbl & top front edge of the receiver have British proofs. Wood is very nicely figured American walnut, uncheckered, with straight stock & smooth steel buttplate. This was likely someone’s India tiger rifle or African big game rifle. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 75% orig blue with evenly distributed freckles of light surface pitting. Receiver & sideplates retain 50-60% glossy bright blue, stronger on the right side, brilliant in the sheltered areas with the losses flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Lever retains 50-60% strong case colors and the hammer about 98% brilliant colors. Wood is sound with a series of small bruises on the left side of the wrist with light scratches & dings and the forearm retains an even smooth patina with the buttstock retaining 85-90% bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-57064 JR676 (7,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4149	$7,475.00	RARE WINCHESTER 2ND MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 50 Express (50-95). SN 9776. Fine early Express rifle with 22-1/4″ heavy rnd bbl, button magazine with ivory bead hunting front sight & short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. It has screwed on dust cover rail with impressed thumb print dust cover marked “WINCHESTER EXPRESS / 50 CAL 95 GRS”. Left sideplate is marked with the English distributor’s name “JNO. RIGBY & CO. / 72 ST JAME’S STT. / LONDON”. Top tang has a sliding thumb safety that fits into a notch in the back of the hammer when it is at half cock. Bbl & top front edge of the receiver have British proofs. Wood is very nicely figured American walnut, uncheckered, with straight stock & smooth steel buttplate. This was likely someone’s India tiger rifle or African big game rifle. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 75% orig blue with evenly distributed freckles of light surface pitting. Receiver & sideplates retain 50-60% glossy bright blue, stronger on the right side, brilliant in the sheltered areas with the losses flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Lever retains 50-60% strong case colors and the hammer about 98% brilliant colors. Wood is sound with a series of small bruises on the left side of the wrist with light scratches & dings and the forearm retains an even smooth patina with the buttstock retaining 85-90% bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-57064 JR676 (7,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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