GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE ISSUED SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH FACTORY LETTER.WINCHESTER1876 SRC4418145-75W/CL RODCal. 45-75. Standard carbine with 22" rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight and what is probably a replacement civilian ladder carbine/musket rear sight. Bbl has standard Winchester & King's patent 2-line address with the area over the chamber marked "CAL. / 45-75". Receiver is 3rd type with integral dust cover rail containing a 3rd type dust cover and has is a stud & ring in the left side. Carrier is marked "45-75". Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with full length forearm that has special blued steel nosecap and a single band secured with a spring keeper. Buttstock has a straight grip with carbine buttplate without trap. Right side of buttstock is marked with a Northwest Mounted Police "N.W.M.P. Cartouche" in a half circle. Bottom of stock, below the lower tang has the faint stamping "APP 139" which stands for Alberta Provincial Police. In 1916 the N.W.M.P. loaned the Edmunton Reserve Militia 710 Winchester carbines for training purposes. In January 1919 the Alberta Provincial Police purchased these carbines to arm their police and militia. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this firearm as a carbine, received in the warehouse March 28, 1885 & shipped the same day to order no. 19589. Also accompanying are copies of research records which shows that order no. 19589 was for 150 carbines which included this serial number. Additionally accompanying is a copy of page 123 "taken out of Lewis Yearout book on 1876 NWMP" which is a listing of 115 carbines by SN which were reported on an inventory of Model 1876's assigned to H-Division of the N.W.M.P. This division was assigned to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory during the gold-rush period. The list of 1876 carbines shown on p. 186 of Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police, Clancher, lists this carbine by SN as having been part of a shipment of 150 Winchester carbines shipped from New Haven to Winnipeg on March 28, 1885. After the British Army completely left Canada in 1870, the Canadian Govt raised a small regular force and reorganized the militia cavalry into regiments. It was apparently during this period that the Canadian govt ordered the model 1876 carbine to arm the North West Mounted Police as well as the militia cavalry units. These carbines saw hard frontier service, especially during the Riel Rebellion and as part of the forces assigned to the Yukon Territory during the gold-rush and later patrolling the Canada/U.S. borders & remained in service until 1914. Few of these carbines survive today in orig configuration with orig finish. After their lengthy service with the Canadian Militia they were sold as surplus. Accompanied by an orig 3-piece brass & steel cleaning rod. CONDITION: Good. Bbl retains blue in the most sheltered areas being mostly a silver gray patina with a few nicks and dings. Receiver and sideplates retain about 20-25% thin orig blue in sheltered areas with the left sideplate showing artificial aging. Bottom and top edges of receiver are a blue gray patina. Hammer retains faded case colors, stronger on left side and rear edge. Lever retains traces of case colors, being mostly a mottled silver brown patina. Forearm has two or three gouges about midpoint otherwise wood is sound with a cleaned, hand-worn patina. Mechanics are fine. Strong sharp bore with some shine & very fine pitting. Cleaning rod is fine. 52506-6 JRL (8,500-15,000)