RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 186240. Cal. 22 SHORT. Rare small bore 1873 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Sporting front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is 3rd type, small bore with stepped receiver ring & integral dust cover rail with 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with 2-3X flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and fleur-de-lis insert, serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. “573” “XX”, “22” and an “S”. Matching assembly no. is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside the buttplate. Extractor is 1-pc style and the bottom of the carrier is marked “22 CAL. SHORT”. The Model 1873 was produced in fairly large numbers (720,610) of which only 19,552 were chambered in caliber 22, both long & short cartridges in the period 1884-1904. This small bore rifle was produced with both 24″ & 26″ bbls, standard & deluxe with very few having been ordered at the extra expense of deluxe features. These small bore rifles were usually considered to be boy’s or ladies’ small game and plinking rifles and usually saw very hard service often with little or no maintenance. Given that the small diameter bore, and the lack of commensurate sized cleaning equipment along with the highly corrosive ammunition of that day, very few survive today with any orig finish and with a strong orig bore. Accompanied by a letter from the buffalo Bill historical center and derived from the original company records indicating that this Winchester Model 1873 was shipped August 11 1885 cal, 22 with octagon barrel. Was returned November 28 by Jason Kerr & Kerr and changed to .22 Long ,Octagon Barrel Plain trigger , Plain Wood Pistol grip checkered stock shotgun butt and casehardened. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube are mostly a dark plummy blue patina showing sharp edge wear with a couple small dings on the bbl. Receiver, sideplates & dust cover are a mottled silver/brown patina. Lever & hammer are matching dark patina with the lever showing fine pitting. Stock has a couple of small grain checks, otherwise wood is sound showing moderate diamond point wear on the checkering that may have been freshened and overall retains a fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Inner magazine tube is orig and in fine condition. 52679-2 JRL (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1041

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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	1041	$0.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 186240. Cal. 22 SHORT. Rare small bore 1873 rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Sporting front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is 3rd type, small bore with stepped receiver ring & integral dust cover rail with 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with 2-3X flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and fleur-de-lis insert, serpentine grip buttstock that has smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly no. “573” “XX”, “22” and an “S”. Matching assembly no. is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside the buttplate. Extractor is 1-pc style and the bottom of the carrier is marked “22 CAL. SHORT”. The Model 1873 was produced in fairly large numbers (720,610) of which only 19,552 were chambered in caliber 22, both long & short cartridges in the period 1884-1904. This small bore rifle was produced with both 24″ & 26″ bbls, standard & deluxe with very few having been ordered at the extra expense of deluxe features. These small bore rifles were usually considered to be boy’s or ladies’ small game and plinking rifles and usually saw very hard service often with little or no maintenance. Given that the small diameter bore, and the lack of commensurate sized cleaning equipment along with the highly corrosive ammunition of that day, very few survive today with any orig finish and with a strong orig bore. Accompanied by a letter from the buffalo Bill historical center and derived from the original company records indicating that this Winchester Model 1873 was shipped August 11 1885 cal, 22 with octagon barrel. Was returned November 28 by Jason Kerr & Kerr and changed to .22 Long ,Octagon Barrel Plain trigger , Plain Wood Pistol grip checkered stock shotgun butt and casehardened. CONDITION: Good to very good, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube are mostly a dark plummy blue patina showing sharp edge wear with a couple small dings on the bbl. Receiver, sideplates & dust cover are a mottled silver/brown patina. Lever & hammer are matching dark patina with the lever showing fine pitting. Stock has a couple of small grain checks, otherwise wood is sound showing moderate diamond point wear on the checkering that may have been freshened and overall retains a fine restored oil finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with moderate to heavy pitting. Inner magazine tube is orig and in fine condition. 52679-2 JRL (8,000-12,000) – Lot 1041 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 MODEL 1873 DELUXE SMALL BORE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.