Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 715
A SCARCE .45-75 (WIN) WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SPECIAL ORDER RIFLE, serial no. 47361,

Product Details

A SCARCE .45-75 (WIN) WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 SPECIAL ORDER RIFLE, serial no. 47361,
for 1884, with 28in. octagonal barrel, dove-tailed fore-sight with folding bead and ring, 'African' express rear-sight of six folding platinum-lined leaves to 600 yards with additional ladder from 700 to 1000 yards, the top-flat of barrel signed 'WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS, NEW HAVEN CT. KINGS-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29 1866, OCTOBER 16 1860', iron receiver with sliding dust-cover, chequered figured walnut pistol-grip butt-stock (small chip at toe), shotgun heel-plate, chequered walnut fore-end, single set trigger, iron nose-cap, full-length magazine tube, retaining strong traces of finish (chequering rubbed smooth) and fitted with eyelets for a Winchester sling (absent)



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Estimate £2,500-3,500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament