SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 399494. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half-mag, gold combination front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw, usual bbl markings. 3rd Model receiver tang mounted with 62B peep sight, mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 38 cal. rifle oct bbl, plain trigger, half-mag, received in warehouse Nov. 3, 1891, shipped from warehouse Nov. 5, 1891 with nine other guns on order no. 144496. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, slight muzzle wear, thinning on sharp edges, normal minor nicks and dings and a cpl of minor spots blending with brown patina. Combination sight retains most of its gold wash. Receiver retains 85-90% orig blue thinning on top, bottom and sharp edges, normal minor nicks and scratches blending with some brown patina. Dustcover has flaked to a gray patina. Hammer shows most of its dark orig case colors. Lever shows orig colors on side blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks and dings and retains much of its orig finish with some hand worn patina in grip area. Buttplate has faded to gray patina with dark patina spotting. Forend is sound with usual minor nicks and scratches, a cpl of small dents and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, good bore lightly frosted with a few very shallow scattered pits. 4-38354 BDT308 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	2107	$5,175.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 399494. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half-mag, gold combination front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw, usual bbl markings. 3rd Model receiver tang mounted with 62B peep sight, mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 38 cal. rifle oct bbl, plain trigger, half-mag, received in warehouse Nov. 3, 1891, shipped from warehouse Nov. 5, 1891 with nine other guns on order no. 144496. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, slight muzzle wear, thinning on sharp edges, normal minor nicks and dings and a cpl of minor spots blending with brown patina. Combination sight retains most of its gold wash. Receiver retains 85-90% orig blue thinning on top, bottom and sharp edges, normal minor nicks and scratches blending with some brown patina. Dustcover has flaked to a gray patina. Hammer shows most of its dark orig case colors. Lever shows orig colors on side blending with silver and brown patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks and dings and retains much of its orig finish with some hand worn patina in grip area. Buttplate has faded to gray patina with dark patina spotting. Forend is sound with usual minor nicks and scratches, a cpl of small dents and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, good bore lightly frosted with a few very shallow scattered pits. 4-38354 BDT308 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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