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March 4, 2026
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I am offering a Winchester Model 1866 rifle, serial number 117528, with 24″ octagon barrel, full magazine, highly figured deluxe-style walnut, and extensive Nimschke-style / New York-style scroll engraving with an LDN-type mark.
This rifle is **not represented as documented L.D. Nimschke work** and is not priced as an authenticated Nimschke-signed firearm. It is being offered as a very attractive, high-condition engraved 1866 with fine period-style hand engraving, strong visual presentation, and excellent wood-to-metal fit.
Seller-stated details:
* Winchester Model 1866 rifle, SN 117528
* Handbook date reference indicates 1873 production
* 24″ octagon barrel, full magazine
* Barrel address and configuration appear consistent with the serial/date range
* No visible indication of barrel replacement
* Bluing is very strong overall, with natural wear/age near the last few inches toward the muzzle
* Bore shows clear rifling with mild imperfections/depressions but no obvious pitting
* Crown and front sight are intact and clean
* Highly figured deluxe-style walnut with extremely tight wood-to-metal fit
* Buttplate serial number ends in the same digits as the bottom tang serial
* Approximately 1″ hairline crack at the top tang on the right side of the stock
* Extensive scroll engraving with punch-dot backgrounding and LDN-type initials
* Reportedly formerly from the Ladd Hellenbrand collection, who purchased it from Walter Earls
* Cody records reportedly do not document this serial number, which is consistent with limited surviving Model 1866 records in this range
I have put together a simple valuation/comps packet using recent actual-sale examples, including RIA, March in Montana, Poulin, and a Julia/Morphy visual reference. I am happy to send the packet and additional photos by private message or email.
**Price: $18,500 Or Best Offer.**
I will consider serious offers and may consider partial trades for fine smallbore shotguns, gold bullion, 2011-style handguns, or quality wood-stocked bolt-action rifles.
Please contact me privately if interested. Buyer and seller are responsible for complying with all applicable state and federal laws.
August 7, 2021
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Caliber????
May 2, 2009
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A 66 is going to 44 rim or a slim chance of it being 44 CF.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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January 20, 2023
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Do we know this seller?
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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