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Winning Bid US $3937 First bid $2000 Quantity 1 # of bids 9 Time left Auction has ended   Started 2025-02-11 00:00:00 Ended 2025-02-28 22:59:51

RARE Winchester, Model 1876 ''Centennial Rifle'', Saddle Ring Carbine, 3rd Variation, CAL: 45-75, MFG: 1885, SN: 46116, Lever Action Carbine, 22'' Round barrel, Full mag. The Model 1876 was originally referred to as the Centennial Rifle due to its introduction in the same year as America's Centennial anniversary. Nearly the entire production of the big Model 1876 Winchester was devoted to rifle manufacture. There was a considerable contract for carbines from the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, but aside from these historic arms, Winchester made carbines for the civilian market on a very limited basis. Total production of all Model 1876's from 1876 to its discontinuance in 1888 (with about 300 additional arms made intermittently to 1898) was a mere 63,871. In comparison, Winchester produced 323,926 of the smaller Model 1873's from 1873-1889. By the end of production of the Model 1873, 720,609 had been produced, More than 10 fold that of the 1876. For this obvious reason, all Model 1876 Winchesters are scarce. The 1876 Saddle Ring Carbines are seldom encountered today as so few were made. Northwest Mounted Police carbines (Mountie Carbines) were a special variant used by the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police. They had a 22'' (56 centimeters) round barrel, were chambered in .45-75 Winchester, with a full length forend & a military style folding ladder rear sight calibrated in meters. Although built for the civilian market, this carbine is configured the same, but is much rare due to the much lesser production. The original straight grip wood stocks are very good & solid. They display numerous minor to small scratches, scrapes, gouges & contusions. The wood carries the original finish, with an older added layer of finish. The stock has a small missing chip at the end of the lower tang. The forend has a couple of larger gouges on the left side of the forend & three 1'' to 2'' cracks at the forend tip. The metal blue finish has almost entirely worn away except some toning gray/blue on the forward half the barrel & some around the protected areas of the rear sight. The rest of the metal has worn & toned to a mix of brown patina & gun metal gray. I also appears some finish may have been added to the receiver historically. Bore is surprisingly excellent, clean & bright. In addition to the ladder sight, the barrel carries a box small blade carbine front sight. Buttstock carries a carbine metal buttplate. Original saddle ring mounted on left side of receiver. A rare & all original 1876 SRC collectible. Antique, No FFL Req. - Value: 4000 to 6500

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RARE Winchester, Model 1876 ''Centennial Rifle'', Saddle Rin... Item # 4011 This auction is over. No new bids can be placed. Price: US $3937

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