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LOT 3018
Exceptionally Rare and Well-Documented Special
Order Factory Engraved Winchester Model 1876
Deluxe Lever Action 50 Express Rifle with Factory
Letter - Serial no. 20888, 50-95 Winchester Express cal.,
26 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut
stock. This is a super rare example of a special order
Winchester 1876 lever action rifle in the extremely
scarce 50-95 Winchester Express cartridge that was
manufactured in late 1881. The rifle is fitted with a 26
inch round barrel with a raised matte rib. The top of the
barrel is marked “WINCHESTER-REPEATING ARMS- NEW
HAVEN CT./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED, MARCH 29,
1866. OCT 16, 1860”, and the initials “D.O.K.” are marked
on top of the barrel near the breech. The right side of
the barrel at the breech is marked “50”, and “CAL.” is on
the left side. The barrel is fitted with a see through style
front sight, a rare leveling bubble mounted ahead of the
rear sight (covering a small portion of the address/patent
marking), and a folding ladder/buck horn rear sight.
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