Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! A 1/4 scale 1866 Winchester Saddle Ring Carbine made by Fred Thacker of El Paso, Texas back in the late 1950’s to 1960’s. 9 7/8″ long overall with a 5″ round barrel of about .010 caliber. Full magazine, straight grip stock, crescent buttplate. Yellow brass frame, sideplates, cartridge lifter, and buttplate, the balance of the parts blued steel. Typical 66 carbine flip adjustable rear sight and twist lever lock. Knurled hammer spur. Straight grain American walnut buttstock and forearm. The steel parts finish turning an aged gray/brown patina, the brass with a very old dark aged patina. Missing the saddle ring, but the saddle ring staple is intact. This would be pretty common on the full size carbines as hunters would remove them because they rattled or jangled when you were walking through the woods hunting. There is a very small hairline crack on the right side of the buttstock just behind the frame. It seriously looks to have been made 140 years ago, and may have been purposefully distressed to look this way! These are only partially functional. The lever cocks the hammer, and the trigger releases the hammer, but the cartridge lifter and loading gate are not functional. In the photos you will notice that the loading gate screw is missing. I have had Bob Urso make and install a replacement screw. Just haven’t had time to retake the photos. It’s been several years since I’ve been able to offer one of these for sale. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
