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AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK WINCHESTER ENGRAVING BY WILSON
CONDITION: Very fine. This deluxe Model 1866 rifle is all original. The barrel and magazine retain 50% of the original blue finish with scattered age discoloration. The barrel legend is crisp. The forearm cap, receiver and crescent buttplate retain 75% of the delicate original silver-plated finish. The finish wear is concentrated on
the buttplate and sides of the forearm cap and receiver contact points. The silver plating is tarnished, and the exposed brass has
a very attractive, untouched patina. The delicate and precisely executed engraving is crisp. The hammer, trigger and lever retain 80% of the muted case colors with some scuff marks on the sides of the hammer and age spotting on the lever contact points. The fancy grade walnut stock and forearm are also very fine and have nearly 90% of the piano finish intact with scattered handling and storage marks. Mechanically fine. This is an exceptional example
of a documented deluxe, factory engraved and silver-plated Winchester Model 1866 rifle with the distinctive New Haven Arms Co. engraving seldom found on a Model 1866 rifle.
Estimate: 65,000 - 95,000
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