SCARCE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/11/2012

Additional Information: The receiver may be an old refinish and if it is was probably done at the factory in the 1870s. The finish is exactly right for that time period. Not the type used by the factory later on.

SCARCE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 2451. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Rare 1st Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight, slightly altered early style semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges that has been filed flat on top. It also has a thick base tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is early style with mortised raised thumb print dust cover. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “224” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. SN is hand engraved on bottom tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 24″ rnd bbl, received in warehouse Oct. 3, 1874 and shipped same day to Order #2045. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Overall retains about 98% strong orig blue over all metal with receiver & sideplate blue glossy & bright with a couple of minor spots of flaking on right sideplate and a few light freckles on left side; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides, moderately faded on outer face of lever and top edge of hammer; buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; stock has a hairline grain check on left side of toe through the screw hole, otherwise wood is sound with one small gouge on buttstock and a couple on forearm and overall retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; may have been fired but if so, very little; bolt face retains about half of its orig blue. 4-44573 JR340 (20,000-30,000)

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
	2054	$20,125.00	Revised: 3/11/2012 Additional Information: The receiver may be an old refinish and if it is was probably done at the factory in the 1870s. The finish is exactly right for that time period. Not the type used by the factory later on. SCARCE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 2451. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Rare 1st Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight, slightly altered early style semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges that has been filed flat on top. It also has a thick base tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is early style with mortised raised thumb print dust cover. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang is stamped with the assembly number “224” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. SN is hand engraved on bottom tang. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 24″ rnd bbl, received in warehouse Oct. 3, 1874 and shipped same day to Order #2045. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching. Overall retains about 98% strong orig blue over all metal with receiver & sideplate blue glossy & bright with a couple of minor spots of flaking on right sideplate and a few light freckles on left side; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their orig case colors, strong & bright on sides, moderately faded on outer face of lever and top edge of hammer; buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, moderately faded; stock has a hairline grain check on left side of toe through the screw hole, otherwise wood is sound with one small gouge on buttstock and a couple on forearm and overall retains about all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore; may have been fired but if so, very little; bolt face retains about half of its orig blue. 4-44573 JR340 (20,000-30,000) 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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