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LOT 17
Magnificent, Factory Master Engraved and C.F. Ulrich Signed Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Carbine
- Serial no. 61217, 44 RF cal., 20 inch round bbl., blue/nickel finish, fancy walnut stock. Winchester Third Model 1866
carbine manufactured in 1870. The carbine has deluxe factory engraving and is signed by Master Engraver Conrad
F. Ulrich. The top, sides and bottom of the receiver (including the upper and lower tangs) and the buttplate heel are
decorated with full grade coverage Germanic scrollwork on a punch-dot background with scalloped borders. There are
open panels on both sides of the receiver and both side plates as well as a open scroll on the upper tang. The engraver’s
signature, “C.F.ULRICH” is engraved in tiny letters on the lower tang behind the serial number. The carbine has a blued
barrel and magazine with nickel-plated barrel bands, receiver, hammer, lever and carbine buttplate. The stock and
forearm are select American walnut with a piano finish. The upper barrel band has the early style integral front sight
blade, and the barrel has the early, single leaf, rear sight. The buttplate has a sliding brass trap door. The carbine lacks
the staple-mounted saddle ring found on most Model 1866 carbines. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the
two-line legend “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEWHAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866
OCTOBER. 16 1860” in two lines ahead of the rear sight. The serial number “61217” is stamped on the lower tang behind
the trigger in a hand-engraved rectangle. This stunning Ulrich signed engraved Winchester Model 1866 carbine is
consecutively serial numbered to the previous lot.