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9:00 AM PT - Feb 20th, 2012
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Winchester Model 1876, SN 41005, 45-75, 28" octagonal barrel, deluxe checkered pistol grip stock, retains 50% + original blue finish and stocks retain 80% original varnish . Markings are crisp and fine. Gun overall is Fine+. Conforms 100% to factory letter.
Winchester "Centennial Model" 1876, Serial #41005, with letter of authenticity from the Winchester Repeating Fire Arms, dated 10/23/1998 to Mr. James Mangan from Howard Michael Madaus, Robert W. Woodruff Curatorial Chair, Curator, Cody Firearms Museum. Burled walnut stock and fore stock. 1876 marked ladder rear sight with an octagon shaped heavy barrel. Deluxe appointments such as the checkered stock and foregrip. Stamped on barrel "WINCHESTER-REPEATING ARMS- NEW HAVEN CT./ KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED, MARCH 29, 1866. OCT 16, 1860”. There were only approximately 64,000 made before the introduction of the newer improved 1886 rifle, making any 1876 rifle very desirable with deluxe special appointments such as this one even more scarce. Provenance: Miki and James J. Mangan III of Fairfield, CT Size: L. 48.5 W. 9 D. 1.5 Barrel 28" Weight: 9 pounds 14 ounces Condition: see above ************************************************************* The Winchester Model 1876 or Centennial Model was a heavier-framed rifle than the Model 1866 or Model 1873, and was the first to be chambered for full-powered centerfire rifle cartridges, as opposed to rimfire cartridges or handgun-sized centerfire rounds. While similar in design to the 1873, the 1876 was actually based on the prototype 1868 lever-action rifle that was never commercially produced by Winchester. The 1876 was introduced to celebrate the American Centennial, and earned a reputation as a durable and powerful hunting rifle. Originally chambered for the new .45-75 WCF cartridge (designed to replicate the .45-70 Gov't ballistics in a shorter case), versions in .40-60, .45-60 and .50-95 Express followed; the '76 in the latter chambering is the only repeater known to have been used in any numbers by the professional buffalo hunters. The Canadian North-West Mounted Police used the '76 in .45-75 as a standard long arm for many years with 750 rifles purchased for the force in 1883; the Mountie-model '76 carbine was also issued to the Texas Rangers. Theodore Roosevelt used an engraved, pistol-gripped half-magazine '76 during his early hunting expeditions in the West and praised it. A '76 was also found in the possession of Apache warrior Geronimo after his surrender in 1886. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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