VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER 1ST MODEL DELUXE WINCHESTER 1873.

VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER 1ST MODEL DELUXE WINCHESTER 1873. SN 25865. Cal. 44-40. 30″ oct bbl, full mag, nickel Rocky Mountain front sight, checkered side “V” notch sporting rear. Top flat of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” First model receiver, mortise dust cover with checkered thumbprint, sgl set trigger, top tang with 4″ thick base sliding graduated peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured flame grain walnut, checkered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trap door, housing 5-piece rod with brass tip, checkered forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Museum Firearms fact sheet identifying as 30″ oct bbl rifle, set trigger, checkered stock, case hardened, received in warehouse 3-13-1877, shipped from warehouse 3-16-1877 on Order No. 8556. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. XX296, with matching 296 in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains an even medium brown patina with several minor nicks & scratches and some minor spots of shallow surface oxidation. Mag tube is a dark brown patina with some minor scratches, and a small area that appears to be a raised dent showing some minor peen marks. Receiver retains a silver hardening with wear blending with a gray patina normal minor nicks & scratches. Stock is sound with nicely refreshed checkering, some minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand rubbed oil finish. Forend is sound with nicely refreshed checkering, some minor nicks & dings & retains a hand rubbed oil finish. Nosecap has flaked to a silver patina. Mechanics are crisp, including set trigger, bore has distinct rifling with some shallow pitting. 4-41124 BDT65 (16,000-22,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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
	2036	$17,250.00	VERY RARE SPECIAL ORDER 1ST MODEL DELUXE WINCHESTER 1873. SN 25865. Cal. 44-40. 30″ oct bbl, full mag, nickel Rocky Mountain front sight, checkered side “V” notch sporting rear. Top flat of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860.” First model receiver, mortise dust cover with checkered thumbprint, sgl set trigger, top tang with 4″ thick base sliding graduated peep sight. Mounted with nicely figured flame grain walnut, checkered straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trap door, housing 5-piece rod with brass tip, checkered forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Museum Firearms fact sheet identifying as 30″ oct bbl rifle, set trigger, checkered stock, case hardened, received in warehouse 3-13-1877, shipped from warehouse 3-16-1877 on Order No. 8556. Inspection of lower tang reveals Assembly No. XX296, with matching 296 in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains an even medium brown patina with several minor nicks & scratches and some minor spots of shallow surface oxidation. Mag tube is a dark brown patina with some minor scratches, and a small area that appears to be a raised dent showing some minor peen marks. Receiver retains a silver hardening with wear blending with a gray patina normal minor nicks & scratches. Stock is sound with nicely refreshed checkering, some minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains a hand rubbed oil finish. Forend is sound with nicely refreshed checkering, some minor nicks & dings & retains a hand rubbed oil finish. Nosecap has flaked to a silver patina. Mechanics are crisp, including set trigger, bore has distinct rifling with some shallow pitting. 4-41124 BDT65 (16,000-22,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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