WINCHESTER 1873 OCTAGON BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 OCTAGON BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE. SN 468479B. Cal 38-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl , full mag, half-nickel front sight, serrated side v-notch sporting rear sight with set screw, top flat of bbl marked, “WINCHESTERS REPEATING ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29.1866.OCTOBER 16.1860.” Adjacent receiver “38 W.C.F.” Standard 3d model receiver with dust cover, mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearm’s Museum fact sheet identifying as .38 cal rifle with oct bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse 6/1/1894. Shipped from warehouse 6/1/1894 on order number 14406. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, a small nick about 2″ behind front sight on top flat and normal small faint scratches. Mag tube retains 98% orig blue with a couple minor nicks and scratches, a small cleaned area just forward of nose cap. Receiver retains 90% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, an area on forward left side of loss of finish form what appears to be some type of chemical. Left side plate has some lightly cleaned areas of very shallow surface oxidation, normal minor nicks and scratches and prevalent orig polish marks evident on right side. Hammer has nearly all of its strong orig case colors. Lever has turned a dark patina. Stock is sound with some nicks and minor dents, typical scratches. Toe area has been cleaned or flaked with remainder retaining orig finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings and handling marks and retains orig finish. Nose cap retains much of its orig blue with some thinning and blending with brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore as gun shows to have had very little use. 4-39693 BDT86 (6,000-9,000)

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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	2021	$0.00	WINCHESTER 1873 OCTAGON BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE. SN 468479B. Cal 38-40. 24-1/4″ oct bbl , full mag, half-nickel front sight, serrated side v-notch sporting rear sight with set screw, top flat of bbl marked, “WINCHESTERS REPEATING ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CONN.U.S.A./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29.1866.OCTOBER 16.1860.” Adjacent receiver “38 W.C.F.” Standard 3d model receiver with dust cover, mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearm’s Museum fact sheet identifying as .38 cal rifle with oct bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse 6/1/1894. Shipped from warehouse 6/1/1894 on order number 14406. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 97-98% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, a small nick about 2″ behind front sight on top flat and normal small faint scratches. Mag tube retains 98% orig blue with a couple minor nicks and scratches, a small cleaned area just forward of nose cap. Receiver retains 90% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, an area on forward left side of loss of finish form what appears to be some type of chemical. Left side plate has some lightly cleaned areas of very shallow surface oxidation, normal minor nicks and scratches and prevalent orig polish marks evident on right side. Hammer has nearly all of its strong orig case colors. Lever has turned a dark patina. Stock is sound with some nicks and minor dents, typical scratches. Toe area has been cleaned or flaked with remainder retaining orig finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings and handling marks and retains orig finish. Nose cap retains much of its orig blue with some thinning and blending with brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore as gun shows to have had very little use. 4-39693 BDT86 (6,000-9,000) 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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