SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Long. SN 226542. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It is mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate without trap. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue turning plum with a few minor nicks. Magazine tube is mostly a plum brown patina with blue in the sheltered areas. Inside magazine tube is a modern reproduction that functions & looks exactly as orig. Receiver retains about 80% thinning orig blue with the balance a dark patina and a few small spots of light rust and with several light scratches on both sides. Lever retains strong faded case colors on the sides, and the hammer about 95 % brilliant case colors. Stock has a hairline in back of the top tang with a series of deep scrapes on comb and usual light handling and use marks. Forearm has a crack on the right side, otherwise the wood is sound with forearm retaining about 50% orig varnish and the buttstock about 90% strong varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore with scattered light pitting and a small ring near the muzzle, not visible from the outside. 4-56765 (3,500-4,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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
	1072	$4,197.00	SCARCE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Long. SN 226542. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It is mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate without trap. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 85-90% orig blue turning plum with a few minor nicks. Magazine tube is mostly a plum brown patina with blue in the sheltered areas. Inside magazine tube is a modern reproduction that functions & looks exactly as orig. Receiver retains about 80% thinning orig blue with the balance a dark patina and a few small spots of light rust and with several light scratches on both sides. Lever retains strong faded case colors on the sides, and the hammer about 95 % brilliant case colors. Stock has a hairline in back of the top tang with a series of deep scrapes on comb and usual light handling and use marks. Forearm has a crack on the right side, otherwise the wood is sound with forearm retaining about 50% orig varnish and the buttstock about 90% strong varnish. Mechanics are fine. Strong bright bore with scattered light pitting and a small ring near the muzzle, not visible from the outside. 4-56765 (3,500-4,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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