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FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,300.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE
SERIAL NUMBER 162656 BARREL 20" CALIBER 44 HENRY RIM FIRE MANUFACTURED 1884. Gunmetal brass receiver with round barrel and magazine tube. Varnished straight grain American walnut 2 piece stocks with steel carbine butt plate with trap for cleaning rods. 2 line Winchester New Haven barrel address. Barrel mounted post front sight with proper 1873 marked carbine ladder rear sight. CONDITION. Very good with barrel and magazine tube having traces of blue in protected areas with balance turning a plum period patina. The brass receiver is a light mustard patina. Bore is fair with visible rifling and areas of oxidation. The forearm is good and full sized with impressions and bruises. The butt stock has evidence of a period repair at wrist with several bruises and period of use impressions. Action operates properly. ANTIQUE