SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 125758. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Special order deluxe ’73 with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and thick base tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is case color hardened. Mounted with highly figured, flame grain uncheckered American walnut. Crescent buttplate with trap which contains a 4-pc cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “4621″, “XX” and an “R”; buttstock has same matching number in upper tang channel and inside toe of buttplate. This gun based on SN 125758 was made in 1883. This rifle was produced during the height of the great westward expansion when repeating firearms were in great demand. Hunting and self protection firearms were necessary tools and most all business and pleasure were conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy which exposed these firearms continuously to harsh elements, usually with little maintenance. This is a fine all matching gun in scarce cal. 38. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 70-80% thinning orig blue turning plum with sharp edge wear. Receiver, sideplates and hammer retain about 50% of their orig muted case colors. Lever & buttplate retain about 10% muted case color, remainder a gray/silver which matches frame and other case colored parts, though buttplate does have pitting. Stocks are sound and well fit with typical small scratches and blemishes from storage and overall retains about 50% its orig varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with thin rifling. 4-50441 JS101 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2036

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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	$9,200.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 125758. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Special order deluxe ’73 with 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s combination front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and thick base tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is case color hardened. Mounted with highly figured, flame grain uncheckered American walnut. Crescent buttplate with trap which contains a 4-pc cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “4621″, “XX” and an “R”; buttstock has same matching number in upper tang channel and inside toe of buttplate. This gun based on SN 125758 was made in 1883. This rifle was produced during the height of the great westward expansion when repeating firearms were in great demand. Hunting and self protection firearms were necessary tools and most all business and pleasure were conducted from the back of a horse, wagon or buggy which exposed these firearms continuously to harsh elements, usually with little maintenance. This is a fine all matching gun in scarce cal. 38. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 70-80% thinning orig blue turning plum with sharp edge wear. Receiver, sideplates and hammer retain about 50% of their orig muted case colors. Lever & buttplate retain about 10% muted case color, remainder a gray/silver which matches frame and other case colored parts, though buttplate does have pitting. Stocks are sound and well fit with typical small scratches and blemishes from storage and overall retains about 50% its orig varnish finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with thin rifling. 4-50441 JS101 (8,000-12,000) – Lot 2036 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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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SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.