FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 132260. Cal. 44-40. 24″ half rnd, half oct, half mag, fine bead front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Receiver is elaborately factory engraved with bold foliate scroll with punch dot background; left side plate with a forested scene with hunter shooting a bull elk, right plate is circle with bear standing on a ledge and over top marked “S.H. PALMER”. Tang is equipped with 3″ vernier sight. Mounted with “XXXX” walnut, checkered pistol grip with fleur de lis ebony insert, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, sling swivel stud and swivel 4-1/2″ from toe, H-checkered forend with nose cap and hole for missing sling swivel. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, gilt receiver, tip and buttplate-balance nickel and engraved. Received in warehouse September 3, 1883, shipped from warehouse September 3, 1883 on order no. 6101, June 1, 1887 order no. 18184. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “XXXX5003R”. The matching 5003 number can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90% orig blue with muzzle wear, silvering at sharp edges, normal nicks, dings and scratches. Receiver is a gray patina with traces of gold gilt in protected areas. Side plates have been blued as well as dustcover. Hammer and lever retain orig nickel with some flaking. Stock is sound with slightly worn checkering, normal nicks and dings and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish blending with some hand worn patina. Buttplate has a restored blue finish. Forend is sound with slightly worn checkering, normal nicks, dings and scratches and retains original piano varnish finish blending with hand worn patina. Nose cap has a restored blue finish. Mechanics are crisp with good bore with a few scattered shallow pits. 4-38557 BDT280 (15,000-25,000)

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
	1507	$17,250.00	FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 132260. Cal. 44-40. 24″ half rnd, half oct, half mag, fine bead front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Receiver is elaborately factory engraved with bold foliate scroll with punch dot background; left side plate with a forested scene with hunter shooting a bull elk, right plate is circle with bear standing on a ledge and over top marked “S.H. PALMER”. Tang is equipped with 3″ vernier sight. Mounted with “XXXX” walnut, checkered pistol grip with fleur de lis ebony insert, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, sling swivel stud and swivel 4-1/2″ from toe, H-checkered forend with nose cap and hole for missing sling swivel. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as oct bbl rifle, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip, gilt receiver, tip and buttplate-balance nickel and engraved. Received in warehouse September 3, 1883, shipped from warehouse September 3, 1883 on order no. 6101, June 1, 1887 order no. 18184. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “XXXX5003R”. The matching 5003 number can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 90% orig blue with muzzle wear, silvering at sharp edges, normal nicks, dings and scratches. Receiver is a gray patina with traces of gold gilt in protected areas. Side plates have been blued as well as dustcover. Hammer and lever retain orig nickel with some flaking. Stock is sound with slightly worn checkering, normal nicks and dings and retains much of its orig piano varnish finish blending with some hand worn patina. Buttplate has a restored blue finish. Forend is sound with slightly worn checkering, normal nicks, dings and scratches and retains original piano varnish finish blending with hand worn patina. Nose cap has a restored blue finish. Mechanics are crisp with good bore with a few scattered shallow pits. 4-38557 BDT280 (15,000-25,000) 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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