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The top of the barrel is stamped with the two-line Winchester New Haven address and King’s improvement patent date marking. The distinctive brass receiver is factory drilled and tapped
for a tang sight. The casehardened iron buttplate has a sliding brass trapdoor, and the butt trap contains a four piece cleaning rod. The stock and forearm are straight grain American walnut with an oil finish. Over 170,000 Model 1866s were manufactured but these Winchesters were purchased as working firearms and saw hard use. High condition Winchester Model 1866 rifles are rarely encountered in very good or better condition let alone excellent condition like this one! CONDITION: Excellent. The barrel, magazine tube and forend cap retain 85% original blue
finish with thinning to brown on the balance. The excellent brass frame has a highly attractive appearance with tight fitting side plates. The loading gate retains 60% original nitre blue. Traces of darkened original case colors remain on the lever, hammer, and buttplate. The wood is also excellent with some minor dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent. This is a great opportunity to acquire a high condition Winchester Model 1866 Rifle. This Model 1866 is certainly worthy of the most advanced private or public collections. Do not let this one slip away!
Estimate: 35,000 - 65,000
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