Lot 3096 WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
Cal. 45-60. S#. 29314. bbl. 28" octagon to round (letter states round). Sporting front with graduated leaf rear sight. Full length mag. Blue finish. Walnut forend & straight grip stock with crescent steel tap door buttplate. UNATTACHED ACCESORIES: Cody Firearms Museum letter stating: Type: Rifle, Caliber: 45/60, Barrel Type: Round, Trigger: plain, Received in warehouse on October 20, 1882, Date Shipped: August 21, 1882 (as per record), Order number 263, Returned by Aug. P. Mills on August 8, 1884 (as per record). CONDITI0N: bbl. retains some fading blue. Action & mag tube have a faded brown appearance. Nicely refinished wood shows a few small marks. sound action. Very good bright bore. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection of John "Jack" Dhooghe. (01-28259/DS). ANTIQUE. $2,000-3,000.
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