RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 19029. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). 1st Model ’73 that has mortised receiver with 2nd type impressed thumbprint dust cover, 26″ heavy oct bbl, 1″ across the flats, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight and very rare Freund Bros.-type full buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened and has sgl set trigger. Top tang has a thick target base combination tang sight with spiral knurled barrel. Mounted with beautiful 2-3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style coarse checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “79” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter addressed to renowned collector & dealer, the late Paul Sorrell, of Beaumont, TX. Letter states that the records list this rifle with 26″ heavy oct bbl, case hardened, checkered stock and set trigger, shipped July 12, 1876, no other information listed. 1st Model ’73s in and of themselves are rare, deluxe specimens are extremely rare and special order features as found on this rifle are exceedingly rare. PROVENANCE: Paul Sorell; Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a smooth, even, plummy patina; receiver retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas, mostly having faded to silver; lever & hammer also retain traces of case colors. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about all of a very old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-50640 JR21 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1017

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
	1017	$23,575.00	RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 19029. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). 1st Model ’73 that has mortised receiver with 2nd type impressed thumbprint dust cover, 26″ heavy oct bbl, 1″ across the flats, full magazine, German silver Rocky Mtn. front sight and very rare Freund Bros.-type full buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is color case hardened and has sgl set trigger. Top tang has a thick target base combination tang sight with spiral knurled barrel. Mounted with beautiful 2-3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style coarse checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Buttstock & forend cap have factory sling swivels. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “79” and “XXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter addressed to renowned collector & dealer, the late Paul Sorrell, of Beaumont, TX. Letter states that the records list this rifle with 26″ heavy oct bbl, case hardened, checkered stock and set trigger, shipped July 12, 1876, no other information listed. 1st Model ’73s in and of themselves are rare, deluxe specimens are extremely rare and special order features as found on this rifle are exceedingly rare. PROVENANCE: Paul Sorell; Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain blue in sheltered areas being mostly a smooth, even, plummy patina; receiver retains traces of case colors in sheltered areas, mostly having faded to silver; lever & hammer also retain traces of case colors. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and retains about all of a very old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-50640 JR21 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1017 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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RARE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE 1ST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.