*WINCHESTER MODEL1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID BY EMMA ACHLEITHNER.

SN 672787. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful and unusual custom engraved ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, replacement, uncheckered American Claro walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver, bbl, forend cap, lever & buttplate are very nicely engraved by master engraver Emma Achleithner with full coverage foliate arabesque scrolls over the receiver, side plates, carrier, dust cover & forend cap. Left side plate is overlaid with extraordinary raised gold stage coach with a 4-horse hitch, driver and shotgun rider with passengers visible in windows. Right side plate is similarly gold overlaid with seven raised gold, running buffalo. These gold overlays are executed in great detail, as are the backgrounds on both side plates. Dust cover has the raised gold applique of an Indian warrior’s head in equal fine detail. Both sides of receiver are outlined in gold wire with a single gold pattern of foliate arabesque scrolls inlaid in gold on each side. The entire length of 7 of the 8 bbl flats have full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving. The artist signature is engraved on the left front raised area of the receiver. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 44 with oct bbl and shipped to J.P. Gemmer, St. Louis, MO received in warehouse Oct. 26, 1910 and shipped Dec. 20, 1910 to order number 295416. Also accompanied by the Jan. 1965 issue of The American Rifleman magazine which pictures another of Ms. Achleithner’s rifles on the cover. Ms. Achleithner was a graduate of the Ferlach Engraving School and apparently immigrated to the U.S. in about 1957. While this engraving is in non-traditional patterns it is beautiful to see and the gold work is extraordinary. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually all of its fine custom finish to both metal & wood. Hammer retains about all of its custom gold wash. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-47904 JR122 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2051

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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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	2051	$9,200.00	WINCHESTER MODEL1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID BY EMMA ACHLEITHNER. SN 672787. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Beautiful and unusual custom engraved ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured, replacement, uncheckered American Claro walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Receiver, bbl, forend cap, lever & buttplate are very nicely engraved by master engraver Emma Achleithner with full coverage foliate arabesque scrolls over the receiver, side plates, carrier, dust cover & forend cap. Left side plate is overlaid with extraordinary raised gold stage coach with a 4-horse hitch, driver and shotgun rider with passengers visible in windows. Right side plate is similarly gold overlaid with seven raised gold, running buffalo. These gold overlays are executed in great detail, as are the backgrounds on both side plates. Dust cover has the raised gold applique of an Indian warrior’s head in equal fine detail. Both sides of receiver are outlined in gold wire with a single gold pattern of foliate arabesque scrolls inlaid in gold on each side. The entire length of 7 of the 8 bbl flats have full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving. The artist signature is engraved on the left front raised area of the receiver. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in cal. 44 with oct bbl and shipped to J.P. Gemmer, St. Louis, MO received in warehouse Oct. 26, 1910 and shipped Dec. 20, 1910 to order number 295416. Also accompanied by the Jan. 1965 issue of The American Rifleman* magazine which pictures another of Ms. Achleithner’s rifles on the cover. Ms. Achleithner was a graduate of the Ferlach Engraving School and apparently immigrated to the U.S. in about 1957. While this engraving is in non-traditional patterns it is beautiful to see and the gold work is extraordinary. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains virtually all of its fine custom finish to both metal & wood. Hammer retains about all of its custom gold wash. Mechanics are fine; bright shiny bore. 4-47904 JR122 (6,000-10,000) – Lot 2051 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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*WINCHESTER MODEL1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE ENGRAVED AND GOLD INLAID BY EMMA ACHLEITHNER.