WINCHESTER 1866 SADDLE RING CARBINE
Guns International #: 101756477 Seller's Inventory #: W3121
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1866 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever

Seller's Information
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Verified Seller
Seller: LeRoy Merz Antique Guns
Company: Merz Antique Guns
Member Since: 10/27/09
First Name: LeRoy
Last Name: Merz
State: Minnesota
Zip: 56538-0494
Country: United States
Phone: (218) 739-3255
Fax: (218) 739-4599
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Number of Active Listings: 880
Total Number of Listings: 62276
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Money orders, cashier or personal checks



Description:
This carbine has been converted to 44 CF. The 20 inch barrel has a near good bore with fairly decent rifling showing light to moderate roughness throughout. The brass frame is worn and rounded showing signs of being cleaned and polished over the years. Most of the steel parts are a deep chestnut brown. The magazine is likely a replacement aged to match. The stocks are somewhat mismatched with the forearm showing heavy wear and the butt stock having a repaired crack that has been pinned and glued as well as a piece grafted in on the right side below the tang. Ladder rear sight with replacement slider. No original markings are visible. Upper tang has been hand stamped  *MODEL1866* Barrel has been hand stamped “WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT” ahead of the rear sight and “44 HENRY OR 44 RUSSIAN” to the left of the rear sight “TW 2” to the right of the rear sight.

Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google.

SOLD

Antique: Yes