EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 ONE OF ONE THOUSAND LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 18387. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine, deluxe 1873 one of one thousand with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s style blued combination front sight, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base mid-range tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dust cover and has single-set trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, about 4-X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate & trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “28” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock along with an assemblers mark of “VI”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of the buttplate. Bbl is engraved over the chamber area on the five exposed flats, probably by Conrad Ulrich in fine foliate arabesque scrolls with pearled background. The top flat has an engraved panel “One of One Thousand”. Matching engraving patterns are on 7 of the 8 bbl flats around the muzzle. The bbl is inlaid with a narrow platinum band at the receiver and at the muzzle. This rifle is pictured in full color on page 50 of The Story of the Winchester 1 of 1000 and 1 of 100 Rifles, Lewis. It is also pictured in color on the frontice page and on page 61 of Winchester; The Golden Age of American Gunmaking and the Winchester 1 of 1000, Wilson. It is also pictured in black & white on page 74 of the reference Wilson publication. This rifle is listed by serial number on page 25 of the Lewis book, noted above, as having been received in the warehouse May 22, 1876 and shipped Aug. 2, 1876 to order number “6528”. This chart shows that it had a 26″ oct bbl and case hardened receiver with set trigger. No other specifications are listed. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, varnished stock, case hardened, 1 of 1000, received in warehouse May 22,1876 and shipped Aug. 2,1876 to order number 6528. This is one of the finer 1873 one of one thousand rifles to come to market in recent years. PROVENANCE: A.I. McCroskie; Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue turning a little brown with sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 90% orig blue, turning a little dull; receiver retains 70-80% fading case colors with bright spots in the sheltered areas, the balance mostly turned silver; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever strong case colors on the sides, turned silver on outer faces; forend cap retains faint case colors and the buttplate has turned silver. Stock has a few light nicks & scratches with three bruises on the left side, otherwise wood is sound and retains about 90% strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, set trigger needs adjusting, very bright shiny bore. 4-51999 JR9 (200,000-300,000) – Lot 2029

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Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

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	2029	$258,750.00	EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 ONE OF ONE THOUSAND LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 18387. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine, deluxe 1873 one of one thousand with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s style blued combination front sight, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base mid-range tang sight with 4″ staff. Receiver is 1st type with mortised, impressed thumbprint dust cover and has single-set trigger. Mounted with very highly figured, about 4-X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate & trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “28” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in the top tang channel of the buttstock along with an assemblers mark of “VI”. Matching assembly number is also found inside toe of the buttplate. Bbl is engraved over the chamber area on the five exposed flats, probably by Conrad Ulrich in fine foliate arabesque scrolls with pearled background. The top flat has an engraved panel “One of One Thousand”. Matching engraving patterns are on 7 of the 8 bbl flats around the muzzle. The bbl is inlaid with a narrow platinum band at the receiver and at the muzzle. This rifle is pictured in full color on page 50 of The Story of the Winchester 1 of 1000 and 1 of 100 Rifles, Lewis. It is also pictured in color on the frontice page and on page 61 of Winchester; The Golden Age of American Gunmaking and the Winchester 1 of 1000, Wilson. It is also pictured in black & white on page 74 of the reference Wilson publication. This rifle is listed by serial number on page 25 of the Lewis book, noted above, as having been received in the warehouse May 22, 1876 and shipped Aug. 2, 1876 to order number “6528”. This chart shows that it had a 26″ oct bbl and case hardened receiver with set trigger. No other specifications are listed. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, varnished stock, case hardened, 1 of 1000, received in warehouse May 22,1876 and shipped Aug. 2,1876 to order number 6528. This is one of the finer 1873 one of one thousand rifles to come to market in recent years. PROVENANCE: A.I. McCroskie; Rudolph W. Driscoll, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl retains 75-80% orig blue turning a little brown with sharp edge wear; magazine tube retains about 90% orig blue, turning a little dull; receiver retains 70-80% fading case colors with bright spots in the sheltered areas, the balance mostly turned silver; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever strong case colors on the sides, turned silver on outer faces; forend cap retains faint case colors and the buttplate has turned silver. Stock has a few light nicks & scratches with three bruises on the left side, otherwise wood is sound and retains about 90% strong orig piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, set trigger needs adjusting, very bright shiny bore. 4-51999 JR9 (200,000-300,000) – Lot 2029 \| Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 ONE OF ONE THOUSAND LEVER ACTION RIFLE.