*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 CALIBER 32 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 708906. Cal. 32-20. Standard carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 2000 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered gum wood straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 32, received in warehouse Nov. 27, 1917 and shipped March 28, 1919. No other information available. Very few carbines in caliber 32 were produced in the Model 1873 and few of those survive today. The caliber was insufficient for large game and therefore was generally considered a lady’s or boy’s arm and usually saw hard service with little or no maintenance. Very few are found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all orig, appears to be unfired. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with a few small nicks on the bbl; receiver & sideplates retain about 70% dark orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a dark patina with overall light sharp edge wear; lever, hammer, buttplate & bbl band retain most of their strong orig blue. Stock & forearm have a few small nicks & dings and overall retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Bolt face retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. 4-47925 JR7 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1205

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1205	$14,375.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 CALIBER 32 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 708906. Cal. 32-20. Standard carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barleycorn front sight and 2000 yard carbine ladder rear sight. Left side of receiver has a staple & ring. Mounted with uncheckered gum wood straight stock and carbine buttplate without trap. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this carbine in caliber 32, received in warehouse Nov. 27, 1917 and shipped March 28, 1919. No other information available. Very few carbines in caliber 32 were produced in the Model 1873 and few of those survive today. The caliber was insufficient for large game and therefore was generally considered a lady’s or boy’s arm and usually saw hard service with little or no maintenance. Very few are found today with any orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all orig, appears to be unfired. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% crisp orig blue with a few small nicks on the bbl; receiver & sideplates retain about 70% dark orig blue with the loss areas flaked, not worn, to a dark patina with overall light sharp edge wear; lever, hammer, buttplate & bbl band retain most of their strong orig blue. Stock & forearm have a few small nicks & dings and overall retain virtually all of their orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Bolt face retains virtually all of its orig factory finish. 4-47925 JR7 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1205 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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 CALIBER 32 SADDLE RING CARBINE.