WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

SN 332422. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40) Standard grade carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barley-corn front sight & 1873 marked 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. There is a staple and ring in left side of receiver. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut which includes carbine forearm and single band with straight stock and carbine buttplate with trap containing an orig brass and iron three piece cleaning rod. This carbine was produced in about 1890, a time when a firearm was a daily used tool & these carbines were extremely popular as saddle guns, seeing daily use in inclement weather & harsh conditions. They frequently had little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with a few very minor nicks & faint muzzle end wear. Receiver & side plates also retain about 96-98% orig blue with a few light scratches and faint sharp edge wear. Hammer retains brilliant case colors with strong case colors on the lever, faded on outer faces. Buttplate retains about 50% orig case colors, strong on the tang. Wood is sound with a couple bruises on the buttstock & series of bruises on the forearm with other light nicks & scratches & retains most of orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, shows very little use. Cleaning rod is fine. 48944-2 JR (10,000-15,000) – Lot 3042

Auction: Firearms - October 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
	3042	$21,850.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 332422. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40) Standard grade carbine with 20″ rnd bbl, full magazine, barley-corn front sight & 1873 marked 900 yard carbine ladder rear sight. There is a staple and ring in left side of receiver. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut which includes carbine forearm and single band with straight stock and carbine buttplate with trap containing an orig brass and iron three piece cleaning rod. This carbine was produced in about 1890, a time when a firearm was a daily used tool & these carbines were extremely popular as saddle guns, seeing daily use in inclement weather & harsh conditions. They frequently had little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and magazine tube retain about 98% strong orig blue with a few very minor nicks & faint muzzle end wear. Receiver & side plates also retain about 96-98% orig blue with a few light scratches and faint sharp edge wear. Hammer retains brilliant case colors with strong case colors on the lever, faded on outer faces. Buttplate retains about 50% orig case colors, strong on the tang. Wood is sound with a couple bruises on the buttstock & series of bruises on the forearm with other light nicks & scratches & retains most of orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore, shows very little use. Cleaning rod is fine. 48944-2 JR (10,000-15,000) – Lot 3042 Auction: Firearms - October 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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WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.