GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
REPRODUCTION OF A RARE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. WINCHESTER 1860 14772 44 RF HENRY Cal. 44 RF Henry. Usual configuration with 24-3/8" oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight and 1000 yard reproduction Henry ladder rear sight without stop screw. Top flat of bbl is marked with large 2-line Henry's & King's patent dates. Receiver has a staple & ring in the left side. Mounted with very highly figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Forearm is 1st type without forend cap and has dimpled front end secured with a single screw through brass escutcheons. Magazine tube is secured by a band that is both pinned and screwed to the bottom side flats. Receiver is flat side style with flat, blued steel loading gate. SN is on left side of lower tang under the wood, inside top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Left side of top flat of bbl, lower tang also has and assembly number "1717" in tiny font. This rifle is dimensionally correct in about all aspects. Bbl address is wrong size font and slightly out of position. Bottom of bbl & magazine tube under the forearm are not finished but still in the white. All together, an incredible reproduction probably by the late Ron Kudrik of Reno, NV or one of several other individuals capable of producing such a fine rifle. PROVENANCE: The Spiropoulos Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching as noted. Bbl retains most of a medium blue finish with sharp edge wear. Magazine tube is turning plum and retains most of its fine finish. Receiver & sideplates are crisp with fine sharp edges and show a dark mustard patina. Buttplate is matching patina. Lever & hammer retain thin, faded case colors. Stock has a grain check on the left side with a few light scratches on the wood and overall shows a finish that may have been exposed to heat on the buttstock. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore. 49891-8 JR56 (7,500-15,000)