A brass tacked Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle
Serial no. 129796 for 1876, .44 caliber. 24 inch octagonal barrel with standard sights. Fore-end decorated on either side with three groups of four brass tacks, three now missing. Buttstock decorated with rows of tacks at the wrist and above the buttplate, the right side additionally with a circle of tacks.
Condition: Very good. Barrel with smooth brown patina showing generally sharp markings. Frame with dark, unpolished patina. Wood showing numerous dents, scratches and bruises, the left side of the fore-end cracked.
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