German Silver Framed Winchester Model 1866, Once the Property of Exhibition Shooter Ira Paine. Sold by RIAC in September 2016 for $483,000įirst of all, the Winchester 1866 and every model thereafter, came in all sorts of special order varieties, so if yours doesn’t fit an exact definition found here, that’s OK. Take it with a grain of salt and start investigating your specific rifle. These antique guns may have differing variations from the factory, a period modification, or a modern change. Variations from the factory are numerous and affected everything: front sights, rear sights, grooves in the rifling, end caps, markings, screws, side plates, loading gates, sling loops, buttplates, and so on. These often changed several times throughout the 1867 – 1898 production run. Most other features could be custom ordered (wood type, barrel length, shotgun butt, plating, engraving, etc). The “standard” features of the antique guns are listed in their respective areas, most frequently covering barrel length, magazine length, and the stock. However, one feature that can be found in nearly all Winchester 1866 models is the caliber. A few late production Winchester 1866 rifles were configured to fire. 44 Henry centerfire, and period conversions may have been performed to fire. 44 caliber cartridges available at the time. 44 Henry RF, you have some investigating to do. Identifying Winchester 1866 Antique GunsĬonfused what you have? Let’s narrow down what it’s not. In the picture below is a Winchester 1866 with another rifle it is often confused with: the New Haven Arms Henry Rifle Top: An exceptional Henry rifle, produced in June 1865, near the end of its run.

Sold by RIAC in December 2016 for $86,250 ‌‌ Bottom: An excellent Winchester Model 1866 produced in 1868, still bearing the “Henry’s Patent” barrel legend.

People often see the yellow “brass” receiver (which is actually a bronze alloy called “gun metal”) and may quickly jump to a conclusion depending on which model they’re more familiar with. However, inspecting the two side-by-side quickly reveals significant differences in both appearance and design. First, one will notice that the right side of the receiver possesses a loading gate, where the Henry rifle does not. The Henry must be loaded via the magazine tube near the muzzle and because of this has an external follower that must be manually depressed prior to loading. #ITHACA MODEL 100 SERIAL NUMBERS CRACK#.#ITHACA MODEL 100 SERIAL NUMBERS HOW TO#.

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