SCARCE 1ST MODEL 1873 WINCHESTER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 3822. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ heavy rnd bbl, full magazine, slightly modified half-nickel front sight and early style short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dustcover. Left side of bbl & receiver have British proofs. Mounted with a replacement uncheckered, straight grain American walnut buttstock that has straight grip and crescent buttplate with trap. Forearm is orig. Left side of lower tang has the assembly number “203”. Buttstock has spurious matching number in top tang channel. Buttplate has authentic matching number. Bbl has a large spot of blood pitting on right side about 4″ from the muzzle and a streak of blood pitting on top. This was very likely an Englishman’s small game rifle in India or Africa. These early 1873s usually saw very hard service under adverse conditions and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating configuration above with a ship date of 4/27/1875, order number 3123. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl with the aforementioned blood pitting retains about 75% orig blue with the areas around the pitting cleaned a long time ago and now with a light patina. Other losses are from flaking. Magazine tube retains about 90% strong orig blue and the forend cap about 60% glossy orig blue with the losses from flaking. Receiver retains 80-85% orig blue turned a little dull with sharp edge wear and some light scratches with a wear spot on the right sideplate. Hammer retains brilliant case colors and the lever bright case colors on the sides, fading on outer faces. Trigger also retains bright case colors. Buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Stock is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its custom oil finish. Forearm retains most of its orig oil finish with a few light nicks & dings. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use with strong blue on bolt face and most of its orig blue on the loading gate. 4-55425 JR304 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1207

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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
	1207	$9,200.00	SCARCE 1ST MODEL 1873 WINCHESTER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 3822. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ heavy rnd bbl, full magazine, slightly modified half-nickel front sight and early style short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dustcover. Left side of bbl & receiver have British proofs. Mounted with a replacement uncheckered, straight grain American walnut buttstock that has straight grip and crescent buttplate with trap. Forearm is orig. Left side of lower tang has the assembly number “203”. Buttstock has spurious matching number in top tang channel. Buttplate has authentic matching number. Bbl has a large spot of blood pitting on right side about 4″ from the muzzle and a streak of blood pitting on top. This was very likely an Englishman’s small game rifle in India or Africa. These early 1873s usually saw very hard service under adverse conditions and are rarely found today with high orig finish. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter stating configuration above with a ship date of 4/27/1875, order number 3123. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl with the aforementioned blood pitting retains about 75% orig blue with the areas around the pitting cleaned a long time ago and now with a light patina. Other losses are from flaking. Magazine tube retains about 90% strong orig blue and the forend cap about 60% glossy orig blue with the losses from flaking. Receiver retains 80-85% orig blue turned a little dull with sharp edge wear and some light scratches with a wear spot on the right sideplate. Hammer retains brilliant case colors and the lever bright case colors on the sides, fading on outer faces. Trigger also retains bright case colors. Buttplate retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Stock is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains most of its custom oil finish. Forearm retains most of its orig oil finish with a few light nicks & dings. Mechanics are crisp; brilliant shiny bore, shows very little use with strong blue on bolt face and most of its orig blue on the loading gate. 4-55425 JR304 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 1207 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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SCARCE 1ST MODEL 1873 WINCHESTER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.