Winchester Model 1876 Centennial Rifle

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 The Centennial Year			First Serial Number of Each Year			These were manufactured from 1876 to 1898.
Model	YEAR	Serial Number	Model	Year	Serial Number	Model	Year	Serial Number
1876	1876	1	1876	1877	1430	1876	1878	3580
1876	1879	7968	1876	1880	8972	1876	1881	14701
1876	1882	21716	1876	1883	32408	1876	1884	42411
1876	1885	54667	1876	1886	58715	1876	1887	60398
1876	1888	62421	1876	1889	NONE	1876	1890	NONE
1876	1891	NONE	1876	1892	63540	1876	1993	63562
1876	1894	63671	1876	1895	NONE	1876	1896	63679
1876	1897	63703	1876	1898	63870

WINCHESTER MODEL 1876			Number of Guns produced each year.			These were manufactured from 1876 to 1898.
Model	Year	Number produced	Model	Year	Number Produced	Model	Year	Numbered produced

1876	1876	1429	1876	1877	2149	1876	1878	4387
1876	1879	1003	1876	1880	5728	1876	1881	7058
1876	1882	10647	1876	1883	10002	1876	1884	12255
1876	1885	4047	1876	1886	1682	1876	1887	2022
1876	1888	1118	1876	1889	NONE	1876	1890	NONE
1876	1891	NONE	1876	1892	21	1876	1993	108
1876	1894	7	1876	1895	NONE	1876	1896	23
1876	1897	166	1876	1898	1

There were 63872 Model 1876’s manufactured .
There were 8– 1 of 100 rifles manufactured by Winchester in the model 1876.
There were 54–1 of 1000 rifles manufactured by Winchester in the model 1876 .
Beware of fake 1 of 100’s and 1 of 1000’s .
Standard barrel length for model 1876’s was 26 or 28 inches in octagon or round barrel’s .
Carbines barrels were 22 inches long.
Muskets had 32 inch Round Barrels .
1 large order of muskets were shipped to the Royal Place in Honolulu Hawaii for the Citizens Guard Of Hawaii these rifles were copper plated on all the internal parts and the ramrods , most serial numbers were consecutive to each other.
Model 1876 ‘s were manufactured in the following caliber’s: 40-60 —45-60—45-75—50-95 .
Large order were shipped to India and South Africa and were equipped with 7 Leaf Express rear sites and Breeches front sights . Appromeiately 7 % of the production was shipped out of the United States to foreign country’s .
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police bought Carbines for their use in Canada, total number purchased is unknown. These are stamped with NWMP in the butt stock.
Model 1876’s were manufactured with deluxe wood in 2X , 3X and 4X and had pistol grip and straight stocks.
Model 1876’s came in the following barrel lengths : 23 3/4 –24–26–27–28–30–32–33–34–36 inches.
They came in standard weight and 2 size of heavy and extra heavy barrels , there were also guns with matted barrels .
The model 1876 came in the following special finishes : Nickel ,Nickel trimmed , Half Nickel, Caseharden and Nickel , Silver Plated, Half Silver ,Silver trimmed ,Gold Plated, Gold and Nickel, Gold Plated trimmings .
There were 154 guns that were engraved .They are as follows 146 rifles , 6 carbines. 2 muskets .

For more information on this subject we recommend the following Books:
THE WINCHESTER MODEL 1876 CENTENNIAL RIFLE by Herbert G Houze
WINCHESTER ENGRAVING by R.L.Wilson .
THE WINCHESTER BOOK by George Madis.
WINCHESTER HANDBOOK by Bill West.
WINCHESTER AN AMERICAN LEGEND by R.L. Wilson.

Factory letters for you gun can be obtained from:
The Cody Firearms Museum
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody Wy . 82414

1 307 578 4032
www.bbhc.org/firearms/records.cfm