GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE.WINCHESTER1866 SRC16756844Cal 44 RF Henry. Standard carbine with 20" bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 1873 marked carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl over the chamber area has the caliber marking "44 R.F." and bottom of carrier is marked "44 CAL". Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with very nicely figured shell grain, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and steel carbine buttplate with trap which contains a single fired cartridge case. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number "99" which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is un-numbered. This carbine was produced about 1890 which was very near the end of production of the model 1866. Only about 1,500 more arms of this model were produced after this one. The majority of these late production '66s were sold into South & Central America where the rimfire cartridge was still in use. By that time, with the advent of center fire cartridges, the rimfire cartridge in the U.S. had fallen out of favor and many of this late production was sold into South & Central America. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl & magazine tube show a mottled silver/brown patina with some surface discoloration. Receiver has light peen marks over the front bridge probably to tighten a loose bbl. Receiver shows slightly worn edges but far better than average and has a couple of small dents in the right front flat. Lever & hammer retain dark case colors. Buttplate is a dark patina with some fine scattered pin-pricks of rust. Wood is sound and shows an old refinish with saddle-ring wear at the receiver. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with fine pitting and a ring near the muzzle. 51688-1 JRL (5,000-8,000)