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LOT 1010
Very Scarce Documented Special Order Factory 1/2 Nickel Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine with Factory Letter - Serial no. 72534, 44-40 WCF cal., 20 inch round bbl., blue/nickel finish, walnut stock. This carbine from 1881 features a factory 1/2 nickel finish as confirmed by the included factory letter and shipped on November 26, 1881, in order 29489. The carbine features a blued 20 inch barrel, magazine tube, and bands; “barley corn” front sight mounted behind the front barrel band, two leaf rear sight, the two-line address and King’s patent marking
on top of the barrel, no caliber markings, nickel plated Second Model frame with screw fastened dust cover guide rail, “MODEL. 1873” on the upper tang, saddle ring on the left side, script serial number on the lower tang, smooth walnut stock and forearm, a nickel plated carbine buttplate, and empty stock compartment. CONDITION: Very fine with 80% plus untouched original nickel plating overall with some minor flaking mainly at the heel, 50% plus original blue finish on the barrel and magazine tube, some smooth brown patina on the faded areas, light spotting, 40% original case colors on the hammer and lever, 30% original nitre blue on the loading gate, and generally mild overall age and storage related wear. The wood is fine and has some scrapes and dings and smooth oiled finish. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 8,500 - 13,000
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Madl in the Summer 2018 issue of "The Winchester Collector", only one Winchester 1886 carbine is recorded in .40-65 WCF.
LOT 1011
Documented Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine in Scarce .40-65 WCF with Factory Letter - Serial no. 133080A, 40-65 WCF cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. The Winchester Model
1886 was a rugged rifle designed by John Browning that offered very similar firepower to the earlier Model 1876, but in a smaller, more robust package. Thus, just as its predecessor, the Model 1886 quickly found popularity among those on the frontier who needed as rifle as rugged as their lifestyle. The included factory letter for this carbine states it was received in the warehouse on March 22, 1905, and shipped on March 23 in .40-65 caliber with rifle butt
and Lyman front sight. According to John T. Madl in his Summer 2018 article
in “The Winchester Collector”, only one Model 1886 carbine manufactured in .40-65 WCF was listed in the available factory records. This is certainly a very rare Model 1886! The barrel has the two-line address ahead of the rear sight and “40-65/WCF” at the breech. The three line model/trade mark information is stamped on the upper tang, and the lower tang has the patent dates marking and serial number. Fitted with a pinned blade front sight, folding ladder rear sight, and saddle ring mounted on the left side of the receiver. Mounted on a carbine forearm and stock with a crescent buttplate.
According to the article "Model 1886 Carbine Research" by
John