SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 56891. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & orig short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter that shows this rifle with 28″ oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 26, 1880, shipped Oct. 8, 1880 to order number 22362. This rifle was produced during the height of the Indian wars when outdoorsmen & hunters ordered the extra length bbl because of their inherent accuracy with the black powder cartridges. Firearms of that era usually saw extensive hard service under very harsh circumstances and are rarely found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain traces of orig blue, being an overall smooth dark brown patina; left side of the receiver & left side plate have a couple spots of scattered pitting; wood is sound with usual nicks & scratches and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-50601 JR300 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1035

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
	1035	$3,835.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 56891. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight & orig short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is 2nd type with attached rail and 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter that shows this rifle with 28″ oct bbl & plain trigger, received in warehouse Aug. 26, 1880, shipped Oct. 8, 1880 to order number 22362. This rifle was produced during the height of the Indian wars when outdoorsmen & hunters ordered the extra length bbl because of their inherent accuracy with the black powder cartridges. Firearms of that era usually saw extensive hard service under very harsh circumstances and are rarely found today with any orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain traces of orig blue, being an overall smooth dark brown patina; left side of the receiver & left side plate have a couple spots of scattered pitting; wood is sound with usual nicks & scratches and retains a hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine; strong bore with light to moderate pitting. 4-50601 JR300 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1035 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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SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.