WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 29067. Cal 44 RF Henry. Early ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, slightly altered front sight and fixed buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Toe of buttstock has a repaired crack through the bottom screw hole. Comb of the stock is stamped in two places with a small “6”. Top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate have last four digits of matching SN. This rifle was produced in about 1869 during the height of the Great Westward Expansion when repeating firearms were in great demand. They usually saw continuous hard service under harsh circumstances in all kinds of weather, and are rarely found today with any orig finish and orig configuration. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 65-70% thin orig blue with a couple of dings in the sharp edges and some cleaned areas; magazine tube retains about 85-90% thin orig blue; receiver retains sharp clean edges with no evidence that side plates have ever been removed and shows a smooth medium mustard patina; buttplate & forend cap retain a matching patina. Stock, with the aforementioned repaired toe, has light nicks & dings with a couple of small bruises, also on the forearm and retains a lightly applied restored finish. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore; cleaning rod is fine. 4-55423 JR307 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1195

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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
	1195	$18,400.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 29067. Cal 44 RF Henry. Early ’66 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, slightly altered front sight and fixed buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Toe of buttstock has a repaired crack through the bottom screw hole. Comb of the stock is stamped in two places with a small “6”. Top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate have last four digits of matching SN. This rifle was produced in about 1869 during the height of the Great Westward Expansion when repeating firearms were in great demand. They usually saw continuous hard service under harsh circumstances in all kinds of weather, and are rarely found today with any orig finish and orig configuration. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 65-70% thin orig blue with a couple of dings in the sharp edges and some cleaned areas; magazine tube retains about 85-90% thin orig blue; receiver retains sharp clean edges with no evidence that side plates have ever been removed and shows a smooth medium mustard patina; buttplate & forend cap retain a matching patina. Stock, with the aforementioned repaired toe, has light nicks & dings with a couple of small bruises, also on the forearm and retains a lightly applied restored finish. Mechanics are fine; very bright shiny bore; cleaning rod is fine. 4-55423 JR307 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1195 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.