*SCARCE WINCHESTER SMALL BORE MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 601564. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barley corn front sight and 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Receiver is small bore third type with stepped receiver ring and machined rail with a third type dust cover. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Very few 1873 carbines were made in cal 32. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 70% orig blue turning plum with some chemical streaking on the left side about mid-point; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue with some light surface spotting; receiver and side plates retain 60-70% dull orig blue with light surface spotting and edge wear, turning brown on the bottom; lever and hammer retain traces of case color, stronger on the hammer; wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches, a couple small gouges on the forearm and retains about 95% orig finish; mechanics are crisp; strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-50580 JR269 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1034

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
	1034	$6,037.50	SCARCE WINCHESTER SMALL BORE MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 601564. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Standard grade carbine with 20″ bbl, full magazine, barley corn front sight and 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Receiver is small bore third type with stepped receiver ring and machined rail with a third type dust cover. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Very few 1873 carbines were made in cal 32. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 70% orig blue turning plum with some chemical streaking on the left side about mid-point; magazine tube retains about 95% orig blue with some light surface spotting; receiver and side plates retain 60-70% dull orig blue with light surface spotting and edge wear, turning brown on the bottom; lever and hammer retain traces of case color, stronger on the hammer; wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches, a couple small gouges on the forearm and retains about 95% orig finish; mechanics are crisp; strong bore with moderate pitting. 4-50580 JR269 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 1034 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 WINCHESTER SMALL BORE MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.