This is a solid representative example of a Winchester Model 1866 musket. This example is a third model manufactured in 1870, when the western frontier remained very much wild. Considering that three out of every four being manufactured as a carbine, and rifles outnumbering muskets two to one, the musket configuration of the Winchester Model 1866 is the most rare variation. The 1866 was one of the most iconic firearms of the American West, and thought the musket lacked the portability of the carbine, it added the ability to fix a bayonet in a package similar in size to the rifle, a welcome last ditch defensive measure in the most dire of frontier situations. The barrel is marked with the two-line address/King's patent marking, and the serial number is on the lower tang behind the trigger. It is fitted with a bayonet lug blade front sight and a two leaf rear sight, as well as sling swivels on the barrel band and bottom of the buttstock. It is mounted with a smooth musket length forearm and straight grip stock with a trapdoor military style buttplate containing a four-piece cleaning rod. Provenance: The Collection of David L. DeLullo

Good. The barrel and magazine tube have a smooth brown patina and some scattered pitting associated with a well-traveled arm. The brass has an attractive mellow appearance. The receiver has tight fitting side plates. The wood is very good displaying "working gun character" with stress lines at both receiver and buttplate tangs, couple cracks in the refinished forearm, dings, and scratches. Mechanically excellent. A Winchester Model 1866 lever action musket that certainly saw service.