WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 380822. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight & 1873 marked carbine ladder rear sight. Top of the bbl, between the rear sight and forearm band, is marked with the 2-line Winchester & King’s patent address and also has caliber marking over the chamber area. Left side of the bbl & adjacent on the receiver has small British proofs. Left side of receiver is mounted with a staple & ring. Receiver is 3rd type with integral dust cover rail containing a 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock that has carbine buttplate with trap. This rifle is produced about 1891 when business was still being conducted from the back of a horse, buggy or wagon and carbines were the most popular long arm on the American frontier. Those rifles & carbines were usually in use on a daily basis in extremes of weather & wear and are rarely found today in orig configuration with any orig finish. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains about 80-85% orig finish, turning a little plummy with a ding & light pitting around the muzzle. Magazine tube is mostly a blue/brown patina with scattered surface discoloration. Receiver & sideplates retain about 60-70% thin orig blue, turned plummy brown over the top & bottom edges. Hammer retains faded case colors, turned brown on the spur. Lever retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas, turned blue/brown elsewhere. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood has a few scattered dings with a gouge on the forearm and a couple small gouges on the wrist and left side of the buttstock with another in the comb and overall contains a lightly added finish. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 52665-2 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 1049

Auction: Firearms - October 2017

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
	1049	$6,900.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 380822. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight & 1873 marked carbine ladder rear sight. Top of the bbl, between the rear sight and forearm band, is marked with the 2-line Winchester & King’s patent address and also has caliber marking over the chamber area. Left side of the bbl & adjacent on the receiver has small British proofs. Left side of receiver is mounted with a staple & ring. Receiver is 3rd type with integral dust cover rail containing a 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock that has carbine buttplate with trap. This rifle is produced about 1891 when business was still being conducted from the back of a horse, buggy or wagon and carbines were the most popular long arm on the American frontier. Those rifles & carbines were usually in use on a daily basis in extremes of weather & wear and are rarely found today in orig configuration with any orig finish. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains about 80-85% orig finish, turning a little plummy with a ding & light pitting around the muzzle. Magazine tube is mostly a blue/brown patina with scattered surface discoloration. Receiver & sideplates retain about 60-70% thin orig blue, turned plummy brown over the top & bottom edges. Hammer retains faded case colors, turned brown on the spur. Lever retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas, turned blue/brown elsewhere. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood has a few scattered dings with a gouge on the forearm and a couple small gouges on the wrist and left side of the buttstock with another in the comb and overall contains a lightly added finish. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore with good shine and scattered light pitting. 52665-2 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 1049 Auction: Firearms - October 2017 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.