RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 188205. Cal. 22 Short. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, silver bead express front sight and replacement Marlin-style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock that has crescent buttplate without trap. Buttstock appears to be an old replacement as the condition does not match the rest of the rifle and there appears to have been an assembly number removed from the top tang channel. Buttplate is also a replacement that has an assembly number in the toe while no assembly number is on the lower tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in 22 caliber with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse July 29, 1885 and shipped Aug. 3, 1885 to Order #22288. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only 19,552 of these scarce small bore ’73 rifles produced in the period 1884-1904. The ’73 rifles in caliber 22, being rare to begin with and during their period of use, were considered to be a lady’s or boy’s rifle and usually saw very hard service with little care or maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish or shootable bore. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear, turning plum in a few areas; magazine tube retains blue in sheltered areas with the balance being a smooth, even, plummy brown patina; inside magazine tube is fine and may have some replacement parts; receiver & sideplates retain 85-88% glossy orig blue, thin and turning gray on top & bottom front edges with sharp edge wear and candy striping on right side; lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Buttstock is sound with a few small gouges on left side and a black stain down right side and overall retains a dark worn patina; forearm is sound with a couple of small nicks & scratches and retains about 60% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a ring about mid-point. 4-50556 JR23 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1026

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
	1026	$12,650.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 188205. Cal. 22 Short. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, silver bead express front sight and replacement Marlin-style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock that has crescent buttplate without trap. Buttstock appears to be an old replacement as the condition does not match the rest of the rifle and there appears to have been an assembly number removed from the top tang channel. Buttplate is also a replacement that has an assembly number in the toe while no assembly number is on the lower tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in 22 caliber with oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse July 29, 1885 and shipped Aug. 3, 1885 to Order #22288. According to Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms there were only 19,552 of these scarce small bore ’73 rifles produced in the period 1884-1904. The ’73 rifles in caliber 22, being rare to begin with and during their period of use, were considered to be a lady’s or boy’s rifle and usually saw very hard service with little care or maintenance and are rarely found today with any orig finish or shootable bore. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine plus. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear, turning plum in a few areas; magazine tube retains blue in sheltered areas with the balance being a smooth, even, plummy brown patina; inside magazine tube is fine and may have some replacement parts; receiver & sideplates retain 85-88% glossy orig blue, thin and turning gray on top & bottom front edges with sharp edge wear and candy striping on right side; lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Buttstock is sound with a few small gouges on left side and a black stain down right side and overall retains a dark worn patina; forearm is sound with a couple of small nicks & scratches and retains about 60% orig varnish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with a ring about mid-point. 4-50556 JR23 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1026 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.

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RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.