*WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 611744. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 2000 yd carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple and ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate that has a trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in cal 44, received in warehouse Oct. 12, 1906 and shipped Oct. 16, 1906 to Order number 77863. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-98% crisp orig blue; receiver retains about 95% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear, some minor flaking and a halo from the saddle ring; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors; buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the tang, lightly faded on the face, showing wear on the heel. Stock has a small bruise and a couple small scratches and retains about 98% strong orig finish; forearm has a few light scratches and a couple of nicks and retains most of its orig finish with a raised grain appearance on all the wood. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore; may be unfired. 4-50506 JR30 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1022

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
	1022	$25,875.00	WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 611744. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 2000 yd carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple and ring. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate that has a trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in cal 44, received in warehouse Oct. 12, 1906 and shipped Oct. 16, 1906 to Order number 77863. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain 97-98% crisp orig blue; receiver retains about 95% strong orig blue with light sharp edge wear, some minor flaking and a halo from the saddle ring; lever & hammer retain virtually all of their brilliant orig case colors; buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the tang, lightly faded on the face, showing wear on the heel. Stock has a small bruise and a couple small scratches and retains about 98% strong orig finish; forearm has a few light scratches and a couple of nicks and retains most of its orig finish with a raised grain appearance on all the wood. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bore; may be unfired. 4-50506 JR30 (20,000-35,000) – Lot 1022 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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*WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.