Winchester 1876 Round Barrel Cal 40-60 2nd Model VGC

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WINCHESTER 1876 model, 2nd model, round barrel Cal 40-60 lever action

The Model 1876 was first marketed in 1876 as the first rifle he produced specifically for big game hunting; a contemporary advertisement notes that “The constant calls from many sources, and particularly from the regions in which the grizzly bear and other large game are found, as well as the plains where absence of cover and shyness of game require the hunter to make his shots at long range made it desirable to build a still more powerful gun than the Model 1873.” The rifle was named the Centennial Model (or Centennial Rifle) as it entered production during the United States’ centennial year, 1876. A total of 63,871 were produced.

Over its lifespan, a number of levels of the rifle were produced, including the highly sought after One of One Thousand trim level, which was a highly-accurized versions of a normal 1876 due to special barrels, along with having set triggers and special finishes. The Model 1876 One of One Thousand rifles are easily the holy grail of all Winchester rifles, easily being able to fetch six figures at an auction; between 51 and 54 One of One Thousand Model 1876s were produced (the actual value remains disputed), of which only ten have been located by collectors.^[5] The rifles may be differentiated by the One of One Thousand markings stamped on the top of the barrel.

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Stock 291 – SN 43013