WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE RESTORED.

WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE RESTORED. SN 462768B. Cal. 44-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full mag, slightly modified 1/2 nickel front sight, sporting rear sight with set screw, top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29,1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860” adjacent top flat “44 W.C.F.” Standard 3rd model with dust cover, bottom of lifter engraved “44 CAL.”. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut replacement stock, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, with no hole drilled in stock. Standard replacement forend with nosecap. CONDITION: Extremely fine as restored. Bbl and mag tube retain virtually all of their fine restored blue finish, with just a few minor tiny handling marks. Receiver retains virtually all of its fine restored blue finish, with just a faint rub line on rail and 3 small notches on right side of ejection port. Hammer and lever retain all of their fine restored case colors. The properly fitting replacement stock has a few tiny handling marks and retains an authentic style open grain finish. Forend is sound with a few minor handling marks, very well fit and retains an authentic style open grain finish. Nosecap retains virtually all of its fine restored blue. Mechanics are good, bore has strong rifling with moderate scattered pitting. 4-39694 BDT69 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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
	2035	$2,300.00	WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE RESTORED. SN 462768B. Cal. 44-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full mag, slightly modified 1/2 nickel front sight, sporting rear sight with set screw, top flat of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CONN. U.S.A./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29,1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860” adjacent top flat “44 W.C.F.” Standard 3rd model with dust cover, bottom of lifter engraved “44 CAL.”. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut replacement stock, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trap door, with no hole drilled in stock. Standard replacement forend with nosecap. CONDITION: Extremely fine as restored. Bbl and mag tube retain virtually all of their fine restored blue finish, with just a few minor tiny handling marks. Receiver retains virtually all of its fine restored blue finish, with just a faint rub line on rail and 3 small notches on right side of ejection port. Hammer and lever retain all of their fine restored case colors. The properly fitting replacement stock has a few tiny handling marks and retains an authentic style open grain finish. Forend is sound with a few minor handling marks, very well fit and retains an authentic style open grain finish. Nosecap retains virtually all of its fine restored blue. Mechanics are good, bore has strong rifling with moderate scattered pitting. 4-39694 BDT69 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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