GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 3RD MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER18663741544RFCal 44 RF Henry. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4" oct bbl, full magazine, thinned half-nickel front sight & Henry style 900-yard ladder rear sight with orig base and a reproduction staff. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap. Buttstock has last 4-digits of matching SN in top tang channel and inside toe of buttplate. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. This rifle was produced in about 1870. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a mottled plummy brown patina with some scattered surface etching. Magazine tube retains about 90% orig blue turning plum with a few scattered spots of pin-prick rust. Receiver shows light to moderate sharp edge wear with a couple of small scratches and retains a even medium mustard patina. Top tang has several small peen marks. Stock is missing a sliver by the top tang otherwise wood is sound with the buttstock showing a very old restored finish and the forearm a hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore with good shine and scattered pitting. 51379-26 JRL (4,000-7,000)