*SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

*SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 719227. Cal. 22 Short. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, silver bead front sight and altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. There were only about 19,500 of these scarce rifles produced in the period 1884-1904. This model was the first repeating rifle manufactured for the 22 rimfire. Generally these rifles suffered hard use with little maintenance and are rarely found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes 1995; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, possibly unfired. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong, glossy, orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue with the losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides, faded on outer face of the lever; buttplate retains about all of its moderately faded case colors; wood is sound with a few light bruises on buttstock and a few on the forearm and overall retains virtually all of its bright, orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; bolt face retains most of its orig blue. 4-45449 JR180 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1505	$8,625.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 719227. Cal. 22 Short. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, silver bead front sight and altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate. There were only about 19,500 of these scarce rifles produced in the period 1884-1904. This model was the first repeating rifle manufactured for the 22 rimfire. Generally these rifles suffered hard use with little maintenance and are rarely found today in orig configuration with high orig finish. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes 1995; Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, possibly unfired. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% strong, glossy, orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear; receiver retains about 90% glossy orig blue with the losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina; lever & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides, faded on outer face of the lever; buttplate retains about all of its moderately faded case colors; wood is sound with a few light bruises on buttstock and a few on the forearm and overall retains virtually all of its bright, orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; bolt face retains most of its orig blue. 4-45449 JR180 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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