SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 RF Henry. SN 38056. Fabulous ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight with 900-yard Henry ladder rear sight & an early style tang sight with 3-1/2″ staff. It is mounted with very highly figured 3X center crotch cut flame grain walnut, uncheckered, with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing a 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate tang are spectacularly engraved by John Ulrich with the left side if the receiver having a very large oval vignette of a dog chasing a leaping stag in a field scene with hills & trees in the background. Surrounded by full coverage spectacular intertwined foliate & floral arabesque patterns with a very fine punch dot background. Front flats have similar but somewhat different Moorish engraved patterns with lots of open space & a fine punch dot background. Right side of the receiver has a very large unused Moorish style presentation panel surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Top of the receiver has a foliate spray just forward of the ejection port & a Moorish pattern with punch dot background behind. Border around the two sides is typical Ulrich. Forend cap has his trademark medallions & flower blossoms on each side. Buttplate tang has a deep incised foliate & geometric pattern. This rifle originally had gold wash over silver plate with most of the gold wash now missing. Large vignette & portions of the left side have strong gold remaining with strong gold on the front sling swivel. There are traces of gold around the lever pivot & beside the trigger & underneath the wood on the tangs. Left side of the top tang under the wood is engraved “J.U.” and has 3 “X’s” and a small “S” on the side of the bottom tang. Last four digits of the serial number are stamped in the top tang channel of the buttstock & appear again inside the toe of the buttplate. Altogether a most spectacular & unusual ’66. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 93-95% strong bright orig blue with fine edge wear & some light nicks & scratches with one small chemical spot on the right flat. Magazine tube retains about 85% orig blue turning slightly plum with a chemical spot on the left side. Forend cap, receiver & buttplate retain about all of their wonderful silver plating with the aforementioned strong gold wash on the left sideplate. Trigger & hammer retain about 90% strong case colors. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks, a long scratch on the right side of the buttstock & a couple of lighter scratches on the forearm and overall retains most of the orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered spots of light pitting. 4-56996 JR708 (60,000-100,000)

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
	4227	$74,750.00	SPECTACULAR ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 RF Henry. SN 38056. Fabulous ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mountain front sight with 900-yard Henry ladder rear sight & an early style tang sight with 3-1/2″ staff. It is mounted with very highly figured 3X center crotch cut flame grain walnut, uncheckered, with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing a 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate tang are spectacularly engraved by John Ulrich with the left side if the receiver having a very large oval vignette of a dog chasing a leaping stag in a field scene with hills & trees in the background. Surrounded by full coverage spectacular intertwined foliate & floral arabesque patterns with a very fine punch dot background. Front flats have similar but somewhat different Moorish engraved patterns with lots of open space & a fine punch dot background. Right side of the receiver has a very large unused Moorish style presentation panel surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Top of the receiver has a foliate spray just forward of the ejection port & a Moorish pattern with punch dot background behind. Border around the two sides is typical Ulrich. Forend cap has his trademark medallions & flower blossoms on each side. Buttplate tang has a deep incised foliate & geometric pattern. This rifle originally had gold wash over silver plate with most of the gold wash now missing. Large vignette & portions of the left side have strong gold remaining with strong gold on the front sling swivel. There are traces of gold around the lever pivot & beside the trigger & underneath the wood on the tangs. Left side of the top tang under the wood is engraved “J.U.” and has 3 “X’s” and a small “S” on the side of the bottom tang. Last four digits of the serial number are stamped in the top tang channel of the buttstock & appear again inside the toe of the buttplate. Altogether a most spectacular & unusual ’66. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains about 93-95% strong bright orig blue with fine edge wear & some light nicks & scratches with one small chemical spot on the right flat. Magazine tube retains about 85% orig blue turning slightly plum with a chemical spot on the left side. Forend cap, receiver & buttplate retain about all of their wonderful silver plating with the aforementioned strong gold wash on the left sideplate. Trigger & hammer retain about 90% strong case colors. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks, a long scratch on the right side of the buttstock & a couple of lighter scratches on the forearm and overall retains most of the orig oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with scattered spots of light pitting. 4-56996 JR708 (60,000-100,000) 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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