SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 30237. Early 2nd model rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, altered Rocky Mountain front sight & early, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Dust cover rail is screwed on & the dust cover has an impressed checkered thumbprint. Wood is very highly figured flame grain walnut with early style checkered forearm & straight grip stock with crescent buttplate & trap. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% blue under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% thin orig case colors under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Lever retains about 50% case colors and the hammer about 90%-faded colors. Buttplate has turned silver. Forend cap retains about 95% bright case colors. Stock has a crack back of the top tang, otherwise the wood is sound and also has a heavy coating of old dried oil. This rifle should clean extremely well and should have a lovely finish on metal and wood once the dried oil is completely cleared away. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with light pitting. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55643 JR237 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4154	$0.00	SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 30237. Early 2nd model rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, altered Rocky Mountain front sight & early, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Dust cover rail is screwed on & the dust cover has an impressed checkered thumbprint. Wood is very highly figured flame grain walnut with early style checkered forearm & straight grip stock with crescent buttplate & trap. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% blue under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% thin orig case colors under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Lever retains about 50% case colors and the hammer about 90%-faded colors. Buttplate has turned silver. Forend cap retains about 95% bright case colors. Stock has a crack back of the top tang, otherwise the wood is sound and also has a heavy coating of old dried oil. This rifle should clean extremely well and should have a lovely finish on metal and wood once the dried oil is completely cleared away. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with light pitting. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55643 JR237 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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