WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH INSCRIBED SIDEPLATE.

SN 1852. Cal. 45-75. Standard grade Saddle Ring Carbine with 22″ rnd bbl. Barleycorn front sight and Model 1866 style 2-position flip rear sight graduated “1”, “3” and “5”. Receiver is 2nd Model with attached dust cover rail and 2nd type dust cover with impressed thumb print. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Left sideplate is engraved “JNO. RIGBY & CO. / 72 ST. JAMES’S ST. / LONDON”. Lever has the bottom & rear faces of loop covered in brown leather. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut which includes a full length forearm and straight stock that has carbine buttplate without trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with two assembly numbers “339” and “386”. Both numbers are also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is numbered “386” inside the toe. Bbl & receiver have British proofs. Very likely this carbine would have belonged to an English gentleman for hunting in Africa or India. Those rifles usually saw hard service and are often found with very little orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 98% orig blue with the forend cap showing about 96% orig blue and the middle band about 95%; receiver retains about 90% orig blue, a little dulled on bottom & top edges with a few scattered chemical spots on left front flat; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded on outer faces; buttplate retains about 70-75% strong case colors, moderately faded. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55546 JR337 (17,500-27,500) – Lot 1213

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
	1213	$17,250.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH INSCRIBED SIDEPLATE. SN 1852. Cal. 45-75. Standard grade Saddle Ring Carbine with 22″ rnd bbl. Barleycorn front sight and Model 1866 style 2-position flip rear sight graduated “1”, “3” and “5”. Receiver is 2nd Model with attached dust cover rail and 2nd type dust cover with impressed thumb print. Left side of receiver has a stud & ring. Left sideplate is engraved “JNO. RIGBY & CO. / 72 ST. JAMES’S ST. / LONDON”. Lever has the bottom & rear faces of loop covered in brown leather. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut which includes a full length forearm and straight stock that has carbine buttplate without trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with two assembly numbers “339” and “386”. Both numbers are also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is numbered “386” inside the toe. Bbl & receiver have British proofs. Very likely this carbine would have belonged to an English gentleman for hunting in Africa or India. Those rifles usually saw hard service and are often found with very little orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 98% orig blue with the forend cap showing about 96% orig blue and the middle band about 95%; receiver retains about 90% orig blue, a little dulled on bottom & top edges with a few scattered chemical spots on left front flat; lever & hammer retain strong case colors, faded on outer faces; buttplate retains about 70-75% strong case colors, moderately faded. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55546 JR337 (17,500-27,500) – Lot 1213 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 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH INSCRIBED SIDEPLATE.