SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 252817. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful deluxe ’73 with special order 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, rocky mountain front sight and flat top altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened and has single set trigger. Mounted with 3X flame grain burl American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert, serpentine grip buttstock that has crescent buttplate with trap containing a reproduction 5-pc brass and iron cleaning rod. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1069” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 44 with 26″ oct bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip and case hardened, received in warehouse May 28,1888 and shipped the next day to Order number 8200. It is unusual to find a rifle of this era with high orig finish. They were usually exposed continuously to the harsh elements with little or no maintenance. In addition long exposure to the ultra-violet rays of the sun rapidly fades case colors. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with the magazine tube turning a little plum; receiver and side plates retain most of their orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded, very bright in sheltered areas; lever & hammer retain strong case colors moderately to heavily faded on outer faces of lever; Buttplate retains 30-40% faded case colors, mostly on the tang with the faces turned silver. Wood is sound with a series of small gouges on left side of forearm, otherwise just a few nicks and scratches and overall retains about 90% bright piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-50519 JR29 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1014

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	1014	$29,900.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 252817. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful deluxe ’73 with special order 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, rocky mountain front sight and flat top altered semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened and has single set trigger. Mounted with 3X flame grain burl American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black insert, serpentine grip buttstock that has crescent buttplate with trap containing a reproduction 5-pc brass and iron cleaning rod. Buttstock and forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1069” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal 44 with 26″ oct bbl, set trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip and case hardened, received in warehouse May 28,1888 and shipped the next day to Order number 8200. It is unusual to find a rifle of this era with high orig finish. They were usually exposed continuously to the harsh elements with little or no maintenance. In addition long exposure to the ultra-violet rays of the sun rapidly fades case colors. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-98% strong orig blue with the magazine tube turning a little plum; receiver and side plates retain most of their orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded, very bright in sheltered areas; lever & hammer retain strong case colors moderately to heavily faded on outer faces of lever; Buttplate retains 30-40% faded case colors, mostly on the tang with the faces turned silver. Wood is sound with a series of small gouges on left side of forearm, otherwise just a few nicks and scratches and overall retains about 90% bright piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 4-50519 JR29 (25,000-35,000) – Lot 1014 Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.