RARE MAPLE STOCK WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE MAPLE STOCK WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 212466 B. Cal. 44 WCF. 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain front sight with blade missing, serrated side sporting rear. Mounted with extremely rare bird’s-eye maple with uncheckered straight grip & crescent butt with trapdoor. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 28″ oct bbl rifle, bird’s-eye maple stock, received in warehouse July 2, 1886, & shipped July 3, 1886, on order no. 7297. Inspection of lower tang reveals markings “EM 149 XX BM”. Matching “149” can be found in top tang channel of stock & inside toe of butt plate. Factory maple-stocked Winchesters are extremely rare. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube have traces of orig blue in protected areas, with mostly a mixture of brown & silver patina, with strong bbl markings. Receiver has only remnants of orig blue in protected areas, mostly a smooth dark brown patina mixed with silver. Hammer has soft gray patina mixed with some dark brown. Lever is mostly dark brown patina. Maple stock is sound & ever-so-slightly undersized at top tang & at butt plate; somewhat dark through wrist area with balance a light tan, hand-oiled finish, showing off the bird’s-eye maple. Set trigger is a little out of adjustment. Forend is sound with repaired sliver on left side at forend cap, with only a few minor nicks & dings and smooth hand-rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are good, except above mentioned set trigger. Decent rifling with moderate scattered pitting. 4-35575 BDT67 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2156	$6,900.00	RARE MAPLE STOCK WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 212466 B. Cal. 44 WCF. 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Rocky Mountain front sight with blade missing, serrated side sporting rear. Mounted with extremely rare bird’s-eye maple with uncheckered straight grip & crescent butt with trapdoor. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 28″ oct bbl rifle, bird’s-eye maple stock, received in warehouse July 2, 1886, & shipped July 3, 1886, on order no. 7297. Inspection of lower tang reveals markings “EM 149 XX BM”. Matching “149” can be found in top tang channel of stock & inside toe of butt plate. Factory maple-stocked Winchesters are extremely rare. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube have traces of orig blue in protected areas, with mostly a mixture of brown & silver patina, with strong bbl markings. Receiver has only remnants of orig blue in protected areas, mostly a smooth dark brown patina mixed with silver. Hammer has soft gray patina mixed with some dark brown. Lever is mostly dark brown patina. Maple stock is sound & ever-so-slightly undersized at top tang & at butt plate; somewhat dark through wrist area with balance a light tan, hand-oiled finish, showing off the bird’s-eye maple. Set trigger is a little out of adjustment. Forend is sound with repaired sliver on left side at forend cap, with only a few minor nicks & dings and smooth hand-rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are good, except above mentioned set trigger. Decent rifling with moderate scattered pitting. 4-35575 BDT67 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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