This is an interesting example of a Winchester Model 1876 carbine manufactured in 1882. It has a "N.W.M.P." banner stamped on the right side of the butt indicating it was one of around 750 Model 1876 "Mountie" carbines purchased to arm the Canadian North-West Mounted Police in the 1880s. The bottom of the buttstock, to the rear of the lower tang is also marked "LOF.210.", indicating this carbine saw use by the "Legion of the Frontiersmen". The LOF was a paramilitary group formed by former North-West Mounted Policeman and Boer War veteran Roger Pocock in 1905 to prepare the British Empire for a feared invasion. The group established local chapters throughout the empire and helped fill the ranks of many units during the First World War. One of the organization pages proudly proclaims that, "Frontiersmen were among the very first Britons to go into battle against Germany in 1914." The Frontiersmen unit the 25th Service Battalion Royal Fusiliers based from London served in North Africa and was mainly made up of middle aged or older men of various backgrounds including a circus clown, millionaire, big game hunters and even some American cowboys. The organization remains active as a non-profit disaster relief organization. The carbine has the distinctive long forearm with a steel forearm tip and a single barrel band. It has a Third Model receiver with integral dust cover rail and dust cover with serrated edges along with a stud mounted saddle ring. The barrel has a blade front sight on a stud and a folding ladder/notch rear sight graduated out to 1,000 yards. The stock has a steel carbine style buttplate. The straight grain walnut stock and forearm are oil finished. It has the standard Winchester markings.

Good. The carbine has a mixture of brown and gray patina with spots of oxidation and mild pitting. The wood is also fine with some chunks, scrapes, and strike marks along with a moderate chip on the right side of the wrist at the junction with the frame. The action is fine. The markings, including the LOF and NWMP stamps, are fine.