GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
ENGRAVED WINCHESTER SECOND MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH CRESCENT BUTT. WINCHESTER 1866 SRC 15737 44 RF Cal. 44RF. 20" bbl. Full Magazine. Blue finish with gun metal receiver. Straight grain American walnut stocks with crescent butt. Receiver is engraved in a leafy scroll motif on both sides. There is a blank panel on both sideplates. Top of receiver has a sunburst pattern in front of ejector port and scroll work with punch dot accent to rear. Upper tang has a punch dot border. Bottom of receiver is plain. Bbl shows 2-line Henry's and King's patent mark with carbine sights. Receiver is of the 2nd Model type with a slight drop at rear by hammer. Lower left tang has SN stamped under stock. Lower tang has an "A" proof under lever, with a cross on front. Crescent buttplate is engraved with scroll work around screw hole and a border running down both sides. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and magazine tube show a plumb-brown refinish overall. Bbl mark is faint but legible. Rear-sight is good. Bbl bands are polished to a gray metal color, with some applied patina, and appear to be replacements. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Receiver has been cleaned and polished overall and engraved after cleaning. Engraving is sharp. Receiver shows a mustard-yellow patinated finish, as does the elevator. Tang mark is sharp. The stocks are very good with full oil finish and a few scratches and dents. Stocks are replacements. 50506-34 TEP (6,000-10,000)