4027 WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1866 ENGRAVED LEVER ACTION

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This item SOLD at 2025 May 11 @ 10:38UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 1,500.00 USD
Estimated at 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
RIFLE. Cal. 44 CF. S# 43911. Bbl. 24" octagon. Sporting front sight w/ replacement elevator adjustable rear sight. Full length mag. Action has near full coverage of arabesque scroll aftermarket hand engraving w/ wide floral borders. Left sideplate features a running whitetail doe. Action is fitted w/ a saddle ring. Walnut forearm & straight grip walnut stock w/ engraved nickel finished brass crescent trapdoor buttplate. Bottom of forearm has a diamond-shaped metal inlay w/ inverted highlights extending from all four points. Forearm has an iron 1873 style cap. Mfg. 1870. CONDITION: bbl. & mag. tube have a faded brown finish showing some handling marks. Action & buttplate retains small amounts of nickel finish in protected areas. Balance of brass has acquired a mottled patina. Stocks show wear & handling marks. Forearm is cracked left of tip. Action shows wear. Dark lightly pitted bore retains largely intact rifling. (01-26419/DS). ANTIQUE. $3,000-4,000.