RARE WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL FIRST TYPE 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 589. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and early style short rear sight with V-notch and checkered edges. Receiver is 1st type with mortised 1st type dust cover that has raised checkered thumb print. Mounted with very highly figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate that has a trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1” and an “R”. Matching number “1” is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum worksheet which identifies this firearm as a rifle with 24″ bbl, received in the warehouse March 18, 1874 and shipped May 14, 1874 to order #1381. This worksheet also has the unusual notation “ASSM # R I – FRAME – WOOD – BUTTPLATE”. The Winchester ’73 is arguably the gun that won the west along with the Colt Single Action Army revolver in the same caliber. This rifle, having been produced in 1878 was delivered at a time when the west was still wild with marauding hostile Indians, outlaws and other dangers on the American frontier. These rifles usually saw very hard service under adverse conditions in harsh weather, usually with little or no maintenance. They were the working mans tools and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Good, all matching. Bbl retains traces of orig blue around the front sight area, otherwise is a cleaned, light, gray patina. Magazine tube, possibly an old replacement retains 50-60% orig blue. Magazine plug is cross threaded in the muzzle end. Receiver retains about 60-65% thinned orig blue mixed with light patina. Right side plate retains 40-50% thin orig blue and the left side plate traces of blue under artificial aging. Lever & hammer are a dark patina as is the buttplate. Stock has a crack back of the top tang with a few nicks & dings, otherwise wood is sound with an old refinish. Top tang screw has been dressed. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore with good shine and scattered pitting. 52506-20 (12,500-15,500) – Lot 1038

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Auction: Firearms - October 2017

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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	1038	$0.00	RARE WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL FIRST TYPE 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 589. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and early style short rear sight with V-notch and checkered edges. Receiver is 1st type with mortised 1st type dust cover that has raised checkered thumb print. Mounted with very highly figured, slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate that has a trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number “1” and an “R”. Matching number “1” is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum worksheet which identifies this firearm as a rifle with 24″ bbl, received in the warehouse March 18, 1874 and shipped May 14, 1874 to order #1381. This worksheet also has the unusual notation “ASSM # R I – FRAME – WOOD – BUTTPLATE”. The Winchester ’73 is arguably the gun that won the west along with the Colt Single Action Army revolver in the same caliber. This rifle, having been produced in 1878 was delivered at a time when the west was still wild with marauding hostile Indians, outlaws and other dangers on the American frontier. These rifles usually saw very hard service under adverse conditions in harsh weather, usually with little or no maintenance. They were the working mans tools and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Good, all matching. Bbl retains traces of orig blue around the front sight area, otherwise is a cleaned, light, gray patina. Magazine tube, possibly an old replacement retains 50-60% orig blue. Magazine plug is cross threaded in the muzzle end. Receiver retains about 60-65% thinned orig blue mixed with light patina. Right side plate retains 40-50% thin orig blue and the left side plate traces of blue under artificial aging. Lever & hammer are a dark patina as is the buttplate. Stock has a crack back of the top tang with a few nicks & dings, otherwise wood is sound with an old refinish. Top tang screw has been dressed. Mechanics are fine, strong sharp bore with good shine and scattered pitting. 52506-20 (12,500-15,500) – Lot 1038 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - October 2017 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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RARE WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL FIRST TYPE 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.