!!!!!SOLD!!!!! Outstanding Mike Barrett 1/2 Scale 1876 Winchester “Special Order” Rifle Engraved by Roger Sampson & Checkered By James Corpe !!!!!SOLD!!!!!

!!!!!SOLD!!!!!  This is a 1/2 scale Winchester Model 1876 “Special Order″ rifle made by master miniature maker Mike Barrett of Minnesota.  22 1/4″ long overall with a 12 15/16″ rifled half octagon half round barrel of .22 caliber.  Half magazine, pistol grip stock, & crescent buttplate.  The final polish was done by master gunsmith Terry Farrand of Minnesota.  Beautiful high polish blue & case colored finish by Doug Turnbull of New York.  The lettering & engraving hand engraved by master engraver Roger Sampson of Minnesota.  The left sideplate with a round panel scene of a running buck deer.  The right sideplate with a round panel scene of a standing elk.  The balance of the engraving done in American scroll.  Beautiful highly figured French walnut forearm & buttstock.  The 48 lines to the inch checkering, in a point pattern, on the stock & forearm and final stock finish done by master gun stock maker James Corpe.  Checkering tools this fine were not available, so James made his own!   The breech end of the barrel is very ornately engraved.  Mike Barrett’s maker’s mark is stamped into the lower tang just behind the lever lock.  The serial number “8717” engraved just forward of the lever lock.  The proper Winchester barrel address engraved into the top flat of the barrel just ahead of the rear sight “WINCHESTRER REPEATING ARMS, NEW HAVEN CONN., KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 18, 1866. OCTOBER 16, 1860” in two lines.  The top tang engraved “MODEL 1876”.  Dovetailed front sight with a German silver blade & sporting step adjustable dovetailed rear sight.  This rifle took several years to complete, and only the very best craftsmen in their fields ever touched it.   Includes a beautiful walnut hinged top case with two key locks, there are keys included, but they do not work.  The case top has an inlaid brass lifting ring.  The interior is French Fit & lined in a purple felt.  An absolutely spectacular piece, and one of the finest miniature Winchester rifles I have ever had the pleasure to offer for sale.  Mike made very few of these 1876 miniature Winchesters.  99%+ condition.  Formerly in the Frank Brownell collection.  The photos tell the real story!!!  Stock # WD-1046.  !!!!!SOLD!!!!!