RARE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 21853. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl with half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is first type with mortised impressed thumbprint dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood has the assembly number “1068” with matching number in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with rnd bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct. 5, 1877 and shipped Dec. 3, 1877 to Order #10763. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with a few small scattered spots of surface discoloration and a few light scratches on the bbl; Receiver and side plates retain 60-65% orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Hammer retains strong, bright case colors and the lever strong colors on the sides, faded on the outer faces; buttplate is a mottled silver brown patina. Stock has a series of bruises on the left wrist, otherwise with normal nicks and scratches and overall retains 95-97% strong orig finish. Forend cap retains 95-96% glossy orig blue, as does the dust cover. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with one or two spots of surface rust. 4-50549 JR26 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1020

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1020	$10,350.00	RARE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 21853. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl with half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is first type with mortised impressed thumbprint dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood has the assembly number “1068” with matching number in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with rnd bbl and plain trigger, received in warehouse Oct. 5, 1877 and shipped Dec. 3, 1877 to Order #10763. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with a few small scattered spots of surface discoloration and a few light scratches on the bbl; Receiver and side plates retain 60-65% orig blue with the balance having flaked, not worn, to a light patina. Hammer retains strong, bright case colors and the lever strong colors on the sides, faded on the outer faces; buttplate is a mottled silver brown patina. Stock has a series of bruises on the left wrist, otherwise with normal nicks and scratches and overall retains 95-97% strong orig finish. Forend cap retains 95-96% glossy orig blue, as does the dust cover. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore with one or two spots of surface rust. 4-50549 JR26 (10,000-15,000) – Lot 1020 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}

RARE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.