VERY FINE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 25260. Cal 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine that is 1866-style with screwed-in cap, half nickel front sight and a later style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dustcover. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “977”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. These early 1873 rifles were Winchesters first offering of center fire rifles and were readily and enthusiastically purchased by those intrepid souls migrating to the Great American Frontier. They usually saw very hard & continuous service, usually under harsh climatic conditions, often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found in orig configuration with fine orig finish. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating configuration above with a ship date of 11/15/1877, order number 10630. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 90-92% strong orig blue with several small freckles of pitting just above the forend cap; magazine tube has a couple small dents and retains about 98% orig blue; receiver & side plates retain about 80-85% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly thinned with candy striping. There are a couple small spots of pitting over receiver ring; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever strong case colors in sheltered areas faded to silver elsewhere. Buttplate retains 60-70% faded case colors. Stock & forearm have a couple small dings and retain most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use with strong blue on bolt face and loading gate. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-55426 JR306 (10,000-20,000) – Lot 1206

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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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1206	$12,980.00	VERY FINE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 25260. Cal 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine that is 1866-style with screwed-in cap, half nickel front sight and a later style semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dustcover. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “977”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Mounted with uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron wiping rod. These early 1873 rifles were Winchesters first offering of center fire rifles and were readily and enthusiastically purchased by those intrepid souls migrating to the Great American Frontier. They usually saw very hard & continuous service, usually under harsh climatic conditions, often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found in orig configuration with fine orig finish. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating configuration above with a ship date of 11/15/1877, order number 10630. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 90-92% strong orig blue with several small freckles of pitting just above the forend cap; magazine tube has a couple small dents and retains about 98% orig blue; receiver & side plates retain about 80-85% orig blue, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly thinned with candy striping. There are a couple small spots of pitting over receiver ring; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever strong case colors in sheltered areas faded to silver elsewhere. Buttplate retains 60-70% faded case colors. Stock & forearm have a couple small dings and retain most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use with strong blue on bolt face and loading gate. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-55426 JR306 (10,000-20,000) – Lot 1206 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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VERY FINE WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.