WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 109977. Cal. .32 WCF. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and early semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is small frame style with stepped top front edge. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate without trap. This is an early ’73 rifle in caliber 32 produced not too long after this caliber was introduced in this model. This rifle was manufactured in about 1883 at a time when the daily use of a firearm was a way of life for both hunting and protection. The cal. 32 rifles were not considered “Serious” hunting or defense weapons but were mostly regulated to small game and garden pest shooting. The were considered to be boys or ladies rifles and usually saw very hard service often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high original finish. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl and magazine tube retain about 98% crip, original, factory finish. Receiver and side plates retain about 95% strong original finish with sharp edge wear and some light scratches. Hammer retains strong case colors and the lever bright case colors on the sides, fading on outer faces. Buttplate retains strong original case colors, lightly to moderately faded. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks and retains most of an old added finish that has been exposed to heat and humidity while in a cloth case leaving the cloth pattern in the finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use. 49059-17 JR (4,000-6,000) – Lot 3036

Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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
	3036	$6,325.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 109977. Cal. .32 WCF. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and early semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is small frame style with stepped top front edge. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate without trap. This is an early ’73 rifle in caliber 32 produced not too long after this caliber was introduced in this model. This rifle was manufactured in about 1883 at a time when the daily use of a firearm was a way of life for both hunting and protection. The cal. 32 rifles were not considered “Serious” hunting or defense weapons but were mostly regulated to small game and garden pest shooting. The were considered to be boys or ladies rifles and usually saw very hard service often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high original finish. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine, bbl and magazine tube retain about 98% crip, original, factory finish. Receiver and side plates retain about 95% strong original finish with sharp edge wear and some light scratches. Hammer retains strong case colors and the lever bright case colors on the sides, fading on outer faces. Buttplate retains strong original case colors, lightly to moderately faded. Wood is sound with a few minor nicks and retains most of an old added finish that has been exposed to heat and humidity while in a cloth case leaving the cloth pattern in the finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use. 49059-17 JR (4,000-6,000) – Lot 3036 Auction: Firearms - October 2015 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.