GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
VERY ATTRACTIVE MASTERFULLY ENGRAVED UBERTI MODEL 1866 RIFLE, AMERICAN ENGRAVERS TRIBUTE TO GUSTAVE YOUNG. UBERTI 1866 GY040 44-40 MODERN; C&R Cal. 44-40. 24" oct bbl, full magazine. Bbl and magazine are blue. Gunmetal receiver buttplate and forend cap are gold washed. Rifle is engraved in the Ulrich motif with a deep relief vignette of Liberty on one side and Grecian woman on the other side. There are also two vignettes on the sideplate. Left side shows man shooting rifle at Indians, right side shows a horseman. Engraving is nearly full coverage and as stated masterfully executed. An eagle head and dog head have been integrated into the design. These figures are a motif used by Gustave Young. Bbl is engraved at the breech. There is a platinum band inlay at the breech and muzzle. Bbl is marked "AM ENGRAVER'S TRIBUTE TO GUSTAVE YOUNG". Cal. mark is rolled in front of rear sight. Upper tang is marked "MODEL 1866". SN is stamped on lower tang behind lever latch. Gunmetal buttplate and forend cap also have scroll and border decoration. PROVENANCE: The collection of Robert Roughton. CONDITION: Extremely fine, near new with only the slightest indication of handling. Bbl and magazine retain nearly all of the blue finish. Gun metal parts retain nearly all of the gold wash. Hammer and lever retain nearly all of the case color. Bolt shows fire blue. Bore is mint, unfired. Action is crisp. A very attractive recreation of famous Winchester rifles made into a wonderful example of modern gun embellishment. 52332-107 TEP (1,000-1,500)