According to The Winchester Book, Madis, there were only about 10,000 models 1866 rifles and carbines produced with this bbl marking. These early Henry marked 1866’s were the immediate successors to the Model 1860 Henry rifle and have a number of Henry features aside from the bbl address. Top tang channel of the buttstock and inside toe of buttplate are marked with the last 3 digits of matching SN. Buttstock and forend cap have orig factory sling swivels. Mounted with extraordinary, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent brass buttplate with trap containing an orig brass & iron 4-pc cleaning rod. Top flat of bbl has the Henry’s & King’s patent 2-line roll marking. Extremely fine early ’66 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, slightly thinned half nickel front sight and 900 yd Henry-style ladder rear sight. VERY RARE AND EXTRAORDINARY EARLY HENRY MARKED WINCHESTER MODEL 1866 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
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