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The dovetail front sight uses a brass blade, and the rear sight is a folding large buckhorn type
with a opened triangle cut in the center.
The light factory engraving consists of floral scrollwork flourishes on the forend cap, lever,
and hammer. The casehardened frame is a
second type featuring a dust cover guide rail attached to the receiver with two screws and a dust cover with serrations at the rear. The dust cover is marked “WINCHESTER EXPRESS/50
CAL 95 GRS.”The cartridge elevator is marked “50-95.” Although the button magazine is not listed in the factory letter, it is most certainly factory. The upper tang is marked “MODEL 1876.”
The lower tang has the serial number below the lever catch. The barrel is blued. The loading gate has nitre blue finish. The receiver, hammer, lever,
and forend cap are casehardened. The checkered forearm and pistol grip stock are deluxe “XXX” walnut. The pistol grip has a horn insert. The stock is fitted
with a checkered hard rubber shotgun buttplate. The left side of the lower tang is marked “XXX 261 S.” The stock inlet
is blank.
CONDITION: Fine. The barrel retains 40% original blue finish
with smooth brown patina on the balance. The dust cover and
dust cover guide retain 20% original blue finish. Traces of original nitre blue remain on the loading gate. The frame retains 50% plus
original case colors mostly in the sheltered areas. Patterns of case colors remain on the lever and forend cap. The hammer retains 30% original
case colors. The wood is fine with a barely noticeable filled chip at the upper tang at the frame juncture, numerous handling marks, softened forearm checkering, and scattered blemishes in the overall crisp pistol grip checkering. Mechanically excellent. This factory engraved Winchester Deluxe Model 1876 rifle in highly desirable .50 Express with additional special order features makes it possibly a one-of-a-kind rifle and will be a welcomed addition to any lever action collection.
Estimate: 14,000 - 22,500
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