SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 135098. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight grip with smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “5077”, “XXX”, “32” & an “S”. This rifle will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum records office as it is found here except the records show that it had checkered pistol grip stock versus the currently mounted checkered straight stock. The assembly numbers found on the buttstock & buttplate show that this stock is orig to this rifle and that the records entry is obviously a mistake. Receiver is small bore style with stepped receiver ring and milled rail with 3rd type dust cover. In addition to being scarce deluxe configuration, this rifle is additionally scarce in that it has a color case hardened receiver in Cal. 32. This rifle was produced in about 1883 when the west was still wild and firearms were working tools. Hunting was a way of life as well as using a rifle for self-protection. Most of the firearms of that era generally saw very hard & continuous service under harsh circumstances and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Undoubtedly this rifle was owned by a gentleman hunter or perhaps a lady. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-97% strong bright orig blue; receiver retains 40-50% orig case colors, strong & bright on the right side, more muted on the left side with the balance a smooth plum patina; wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 95% of orig piano varnish finish that has been waxed; buttplate retains 90-92% bright orig blue with wear at the heel & toe with some fine pitting. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with one little area of light rust about mid-point. 4-51486 JR291 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1118

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
	1118	$9,200.00	SCARCE DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 135098. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with highly figured, center crotch American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight grip with smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “5077”, “XXX”, “32” & an “S”. This rifle will letter from the Cody Firearms Museum records office as it is found here except the records show that it had checkered pistol grip stock versus the currently mounted checkered straight stock. The assembly numbers found on the buttstock & buttplate show that this stock is orig to this rifle and that the records entry is obviously a mistake. Receiver is small bore style with stepped receiver ring and milled rail with 3rd type dust cover. In addition to being scarce deluxe configuration, this rifle is additionally scarce in that it has a color case hardened receiver in Cal. 32. This rifle was produced in about 1883 when the west was still wild and firearms were working tools. Hunting was a way of life as well as using a rifle for self-protection. Most of the firearms of that era generally saw very hard & continuous service under harsh circumstances and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Undoubtedly this rifle was owned by a gentleman hunter or perhaps a lady. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-97% strong bright orig blue; receiver retains 40-50% orig case colors, strong & bright on the right side, more muted on the left side with the balance a smooth plum patina; wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains about 95% of orig piano varnish finish that has been waxed; buttplate retains 90-92% bright orig blue with wear at the heel & toe with some fine pitting. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with one little area of light rust about mid-point. 4-51486 JR291 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 1118 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 DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.