EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 205275. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade 3rd Model rifle with 24-1/4″ medium weight rnd bbl, button magazine, blued Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, as new. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig factory blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and a couple of tiny pin pricks of light surface rust and a couple of minor dings; receiver, lever, hammer, forend cap & buttplate retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, brilliant on sides and most of receiver, lightly faded over top of receiver ring and bottom of receiver at carry point; top tang is also lightly faded as are the outer faces of lever; forend cap is also lightly to moderately faded; buttplate retains brilliant case colors showing wear on heel & toe; wood is sound with a few scattered, very light handling & storage nicks & scratches with a couple of small gouges on forearm and overall retains about all of its brilliant orig factory finish; dust cover retains virtually all of its orig bright blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired; bolt face retains virtually all of its orig blue. This is a truly exceptional ’73. 4-44587 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013

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
	1004	$40,250.00	EXCEPTIONAL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 205275. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade 3rd Model rifle with 24-1/4″ medium weight rnd bbl, button magazine, blued Rocky Mountain front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with very nicely figured straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, as new. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig factory blue with only faint muzzle edge wear and a couple of tiny pin pricks of light surface rust and a couple of minor dings; receiver, lever, hammer, forend cap & buttplate retain virtually all of their orig factory case colors, brilliant on sides and most of receiver, lightly faded over top of receiver ring and bottom of receiver at carry point; top tang is also lightly faded as are the outer faces of lever; forend cap is also lightly to moderately faded; buttplate retains brilliant case colors showing wear on heel & toe; wood is sound with a few scattered, very light handling & storage nicks & scratches with a couple of small gouges on forearm and overall retains about all of its brilliant orig factory finish; dust cover retains virtually all of its orig bright blue. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, probably unfired; bolt face retains virtually all of its orig blue. This is a truly exceptional ’73. 4-44587 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2013 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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