Winchester Model 1876 Musket

Description:

Winchester Model 1876 Musket, c. 1881, serial number 16299, .40-60 caliber, walnut stock with brass butt plate, round barrel marked on the top "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING ARMS . NEW HAVEN. CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866, OCTOBER 16, 1860," barrel lg. 22, overall lg. 42 in.

Provenance: The collection of David F. Post.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Some dings and nicks in the stock but in overall good condition, and the gun functions properly. The bore is poor/fair with light pitting.


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