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LOT 3007
Exceptional Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle -
Serial no. 121351, 44 Henry RF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue/
casehardened finish, walnut stock. This Model Winchester 1866 rifle
was manufactured in 1873. The rifle has a blued full octagon barrel,
full length magazine and loading gate, brass forearm cap, frame and
crescent buttplate and casehardened hammer and lever. The stock
and forearm are straight grain black walnut with a varnish finish.
Factory sling swivels are mounted on the forearm cap and stock. The
barrel has a dovetail mounted, sporting style front sight with nickel-
silver blade and a second style, folding leaf, rear sight with external
retaining spring. The buttplate has a hinged trapdoor and the butt
trap contains the correct four-piece, jointed steel cleaning rod
with brass tip. The top barrel flat 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 serial number is stamped on the lower
tang behind the trigger.
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