2020 September Premier, Volume I

BOTH SIDES PICTURED
LOT 51
Fine Documented Special Order Winchester
Deluxe Model 1876 Lever Action Rifle with
Factory Letter - Serial no. 53011, 40-60 WCF cal.,
28 inch bbl., blue/casehardened finish, highly figured
checkered walnut pistol grip stock. This is a fine example of a documented,
Special Order, Winchester Deluxe Model 1876 lever action rifle with factory letter. The letter lists the features as:
“Type: Rifle, Caliber: 40/60, Barrel Type: 1/2 Octagon, Trigger: Plain, Checkered stock with pistol grip, 1/2 Magazine, Shotgun butt” and
“Casehardened”. The letter states this rifle was shipped from Winchester on June 4, 1886. The rifle has a blued 26-inch barrel with casehardened
forearm cap, receiver, hammer, trigger and lever and shotgun buttplate. The dust cover and loading gate have a fire blue finish. The forearm and pistol grip stock are highly
figured, fancy grade, walnut with a piano finish and Winchester “Style H” checkering. The bottom of the pistol grip has a horn or ebony inlay. The barrel has a replacement Sheard
front sight with 1914 patent date and a sporting style buckhorn rear sight with flat top. A folding graduated peep sight is mounted on the upper receiver tang. The Third Model
receiver has an integral dust cover rail and a dust cover with serrated edges. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped: “WINCHESTER’S-
REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” in two lines ahead of the rear
sight. “CAL. 40-60” is stamped on the top barrel flat between the rear sight and the receiver. “40-60” is roll-stamped in script numerals
across the bottom of the cartridge elevator. The serial number is stamped in small numerals across the lower tang between the lever
latch and the rear tang screw.
CONDITION: Fine. This rifle retains 50% of the faded original blue finish. Most of the blue finish is on the barrel; has started to fade to a
plum colored patina and there are several minor scratches along both sides of the round portion of the barrel. The caliber markings and
Winchester legend are sharp. The dust cover and loading gate retain 75% of the original blue finish. The receiver has 30% of the original casehardened finish; the case colors have faded slightly and silvered on contact points. The
case colors on the forearm cap have aged to a dark patina. The hammer, trigger and lever retain 90% of the strong case colors. The buttplate has an even silver patina with a few spots of age discoloration. The highly figured walnut
stock and forearm are fine and retain much of the original high polish piano finish on the buttstock. The checkered panels on the forearm and pistol grip show light-moderate handling wear. The stock and forearm have a few fairly
minor handling marks with a shallow chip on the upper right side of the stock at the junction with the buttplate and a tiny chip at the end of the stock comb. Deluxe Winchester Model 1876 rifles are
scarce in any condition. This is a fine example of a deluxe, special order, Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action rifle.
Estimate: 11000 - 16000
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LOT 52
Antique Winchester Deluxe Model 1894 Lightweight Takedown Lever Action
Rifle with Inscription - Serial no. 69724, 30 WCF cal., 26 inch part octagon bbl., blue finish, highly figured checkered walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1896 per George Madis’ serial number range. The rifle is equipped with a raised beaded blade front sight, three leaf rear sight and folding tang peep
sight. The barrel is stamped with the two-line address and “30 WCF” on the top flat and the two-line nickel steel marking on the upper left flat. The half magazine has
the 1893 patent date on the takedown latch. The nicely figured, deluxe walnut forearm and pistol grip stock feature “H” style checkering. The buttstock is fitted with a hard
rubber Winchester shotgun buttplate. Assembly number “8756”, “X”, “OH”, “RB” on left side of tang with matching number “8756/94” on buttstock inlet. The factory hard rubber pistol
grip cap has been period replaced with an inscribed silver cap which reads, “S.C. Dizer/Boston/1874 Oct. 29th 1899.” Silas Canterbury Dizer (1850-1907) was the son of Marshall C. Dizer
and worked in his family’s shoe business D.C. Dizer & Co. (later Dizer Shoe Company) in East Weymouth south of Boston. They erected a three story factory in 1861 and were the largest producers of “Donelson”
fancy nailed miner’s boots in the 1860s and one of the largest shoe companies in the country. They remained in business until they were sold in 1910.
CONDITION: Fine, retaining 70% original blue finish with the balance thinning to a brown. A small patch of pitting is present at the muzzle. 20% original niter blue remains on the loading gate. 40% original case colors remain on
the hammer and lever. The wood is very good with a repair near the toe, a few long scratches, some minor handling marks and crisp checkering overall. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4500 - 7000