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Short Rifle with Factory Letter - Serial no. 39636, 50-95 Winchester Express cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, checkered walnut stock. The included factory letter lists this rifle as received
by the warehouse on March 5, 1884, and shipped on the same day as part of order number 10118 in rifle configuration in express caliber with a 22 inch round barrel, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock with
shotgun butt, 1/2 magazine, casehardened receiver, and “inside finish” as detailed in the included factory letter. The rifle has the Third Model receiver with integral dust cover rail and dust cover with serrated rear edges. British “crown/V”, “crown/GP” and “lion/UBP” proofmarks are stamped along the left side of the barrel below the rear sight,
and a “crown/V” proofmark is stamped on the top of the receiver. The barrel has a standard sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and a sporting style buckhorn rear sight. The barrel, dust cover and loading gate are blued, and the forearm cap, receiver, hammer, trigger and lever are color casehardened. The fancy grain walnut stock and forearm have a high polish piano finish. The bottom of the pistol grip has an ebony inlay. The top of the dust cover is factory hand-engraved: “WINCHESTER EXPRESS/50 CAL. 95 GRS.” in two-lines. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the two-line legend: “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT- PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” ahead of the rear sight. The caliber designation: “.50/CAL.” is marked on top of the barrel between the rear sight and the receiver. The model designation: “{ MODEL 1876.}” is stamped in fancy letters on the upper receiver tang with foliate devices at either end. “50-95” is stamped in script numerals on the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The serial number is stamped in small script numerals across the bottom of the lower tang behind the lever latch. The combination of 22 inch short rifle barrel, express cartridge chambering, casehardened receiver and deluxe pistol grip stock and forearm is very rare.
LOT 3008
Very Desirable Special Order Winchester Deluxe Model 1876 .50 Express Lever Action