Project Description
!!!!!SOLD!!!!! This is a Uberti 47% scale Winchester Model 1866 carbine and rifle cased together in a beautiful heavy mahogany casing.
At the top of the case is a Winchester 1866 carbine made by Uberti in Italy. 18 3/4″ long overall with a 9″ rifled round barrel of .21 caliber. Beautiful highly figured walnut buttstock and forearm with high gloss varnished finish. Gold plated brass receiver, sideplates, buttplate and cleaning rod trapdoor. High polish blue steel barrel, magazine, lever, bands, etc. The carbine buttplate with the sliding trapdoor for a cleaning rod (cleaning rod not included). Carbine flip rear sight. The hammer sides polished in the white, the hammer spur finely checkered. Beautiful craftsmanship and typical Uberti high quality. Serial number 52 stamped into the lower tang. A. Uberti – Italy stamped into the top of the barrel ahead of the rear sight. Straight grip stock, full magazine, carbine buttplate. Mint condition.
At the bottom of the case is a 47% scale Winchester Model 1866 octagon barrel rifle by Uberti in Italy. 20 3/8″ long overall with a 11 7/16″ .21 caliber rifled octagon barrel. All steel parts are nicely blued and 99.9%. The brass parts are all gold plated as is normal for the Uberti 66’s. The wood is highly figured French walnut with beautiful cross grain figure. Serial # 324 is stamped into the lower tang. Full magazine, crescent buttplate with the trap door for a cleaning rod (rod not included). Checkered hammer spur, the sides of the hammer polished and in the white. The rear sight has the distance graduation markings. Under the rear sight is the normal Uberti stamping. The barrel is plugged at the breech as are all of the Uberti rifles. The condition is mint new. Uberti 1866 octagon barrel rifles are scarce as they were probably less than 10% of production, most of the production being round barrel carbines.
The case is mahogany with three rear hinges and magnetic closures. The lid has a decorative ogee, and the base has an extended decorative molding. The interior is French fit in a brick red suede, the interior lid marked with the Winchester trade mark horse and rider and “WINCHESTER, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS, 1866 “Yellowboy” Rifles”. !!!!!SOLD!!!!!
