FINE SPECIAL ORDER TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 157400. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful standard grade rifle with special order 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight & early style, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Mounted with replacement, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. CONDITION: Rifle has undergone a complete restoration by the premier restorer Doug Turnbull in 2004. Very fine to extremely fine, appears to be unfired. Bbl & magazine tube are bright Winchester blue with a few minor, tiny nicks. Receiver, sideplates, lever, hammer & buttplate show fine bone-meal color case hardening that is now mostly muted, bright in sheltered areas. Loading gate retains virtually all of its fine fire blue. Wood is sound with a couple of small, tiny nicks & retains all of the finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 50234-2 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2022

Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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
	2022	$8,050.00	FINE SPECIAL ORDER TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 157400. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful standard grade rifle with special order 26″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight & early style, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Mounted with replacement, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. CONDITION: Rifle has undergone a complete restoration by the premier restorer Doug Turnbull in 2004. Very fine to extremely fine, appears to be unfired. Bbl & magazine tube are bright Winchester blue with a few minor, tiny nicks. Receiver, sideplates, lever, hammer & buttplate show fine bone-meal color case hardening that is now mostly muted, bright in sheltered areas. Loading gate retains virtually all of its fine fire blue. Wood is sound with a couple of small, tiny nicks & retains all of the finish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore. 50234-2 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2022 Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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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FINE SPECIAL ORDER TURNBULL RESTORED WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.