*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING TRAPPER CARBINE.

SN 579080. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with rare 15″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight & 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate with trap. Left side of the buttstock heel is stamped “WF R 40″, no indication of the meaning of this mark. Receiver is 3rd type with integral rail & 3rd type dust cover. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center Museum letter, which identifies this carbine in 44 cal with 15” bbl, shipped on June 1, 1904. Also accompanied by a Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms letter which exempts this carbine from the purview of the National Firearms Act which allows it to be sold as a curio under the laws & regulations governing such sales. It is rare to find a trapper carbine in completely orig, serviceable condition. Most of them were sold to Central & South American users where they saw hard & continuous service in jungle conditions, some are still in use today. Generally those trapper carbines which have been repatriated to the U.S. show their extreme hard use and are usually in near relic condition. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, bbl & magazine tube retain 10-15% orig blue in the most sheltered areas with the balance a plummy brown patina. Receiver also retains blue in sheltered areas with the balance a plummy brown patina & a halo from the saddle ring. Forearm has a hairline on the right side below the bbl channel at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, some oil staining around the receiver & tangs and overall retains about 90% of a fine, old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with decent shine & moderate pitting. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-50753 JR58 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1021

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
	1021	$28,750.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING TRAPPER CARBINE. SN 579080. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with rare 15″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight & 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with nicely figured, slab sawed American walnut with straight stock & carbine buttplate with trap. Left side of the buttstock heel is stamped “WF R 40″, no indication of the meaning of this mark. Receiver is 3rd type with integral rail & 3rd type dust cover. Accompanied by a Buffalo Bill Historical Center Museum letter, which identifies this carbine in 44 cal with 15” bbl, shipped on June 1, 1904. Also accompanied by a Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms letter which exempts this carbine from the purview of the National Firearms Act which allows it to be sold as a curio under the laws & regulations governing such sales. It is rare to find a trapper carbine in completely orig, serviceable condition. Most of them were sold to Central & South American users where they saw hard & continuous service in jungle conditions, some are still in use today. Generally those trapper carbines which have been repatriated to the U.S. show their extreme hard use and are usually in near relic condition. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine, bbl & magazine tube retain 10-15% orig blue in the most sheltered areas with the balance a plummy brown patina. Receiver also retains blue in sheltered areas with the balance a plummy brown patina & a halo from the saddle ring. Forearm has a hairline on the right side below the bbl channel at the receiver, otherwise wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, some oil staining around the receiver & tangs and overall retains about 90% of a fine, old restored finish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bore with decent shine & moderate pitting. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-50753 JR58 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1021 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 WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING TRAPPER CARBINE.