GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
SCARCE WINCHESTER 1876 SADDLE RING CARBINE.WINCHESTER1876 SRC203545-75Cal. .45-75. Standard grade carbine with 22" rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 100 meter, reverse mounted carbine ladder rear sight. Receiver is second type with attached dust cover rail and second type dust cover with impressed thumbprint. Left side of receiver has a stud and ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with full length forearm that has blued steel tip to the 2-line Winchester & King''s patent address is also stamped "TRULOCK & HARRISS 9 DAWSON ST DUBLIN". Left side of receiver is stamped "8284" and bbl & receiver have British proofs. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum factory letter which identifies this arm as a rifle with oct bbl, set trigger & "changed to carbine", received in warehouse Mar 7 1880 and shipped June 2 1880 with 9 other arms to order number 20192. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue, turning plum & thin over the area between rear sight and bbl band. Receiver retains about 85-90% strong orig blue mixing with brown. Lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong on the hammer; brilliant on sides of lever. Buttplate retains about 70% lightly faded case colors. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 49059-24 JR (6,000-10,000)