Winchester Model 1876 "Centennial" Lever Action Carbine manufactured in 1878. The carbine has the 'Second Model' receiver with screw-fastened dust cover rail and dust cover with impressed oval 'thumbprint'. This carbine has a number of special order features including the very rare combination of blued barrel, case-hardened receiver and buttplate with nickel-plated forend, barrel band, loading gate, dust cover, hammer, trigger and lever. Accompanying the carbine is a Cody Firearms Museum letter that describes it as: "Carbine, Set Trigger, Sporting Leaf Sight, Casehardened, Sling and Swivel" and "Nickel Trim". The letter states this carbine was shipped from Winchester on December 5, 1878. The carbine has the distinctive full length forearm secured by one band and special forearm tip. The barrel has a steel block front sight and special order long leaf rear sight with markings on the opposite side of the leaf. The receiver has a single set-trigger. Nickel-plated sling swivels are mounted on the barrel band and stock. The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped. The carbine style buttplate has no butt trap. The stock and forearm are straight grain American walnut. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the two-line Winchester legend: "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED MARCH 29 1866, OCTOBER 16. 1860" in two lines ahead of the rear sight. The Winchester legend is partially covered by the rear sight base. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped: "MODEL 1876." in fancy letters. The assembly number, "12" is stamped in small numerals on the top of the dust cover rail. The serial number, "8637" is engraved in script numerals on the lower tang between the lever latch and rear tang screw.