DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 32WCF (32-20). SN 407841. Special order rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, broken front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and an 1886 style Lyman tang sight with loop which has both the “N” and “S” codes on bottom for both the 1886 and 1885 sgl shots. Mounted with very highly figured, 2X, sunburst, “H” style checkered, American walnut with black insert pistol grip stock & crescent buttplate without trap, although stock has cutouts for a trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is stamped “XX” & assembly number “621”, which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with casehardened receiver as having been shipped Dec. 28, 1891, with no mention of tang sight. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 80% blue turning plum with a couple of thin spots about the center. Magazine tube is mostly a plum brown patina. Receiver retains case colors in very sheltered areas with balance silvered case colors mixed with medium brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks. Overall retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore showing moderate to heavy wear, dark in grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60561 JR127 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006

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
	1108	$6,900.00	DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 32WCF (32-20). SN 407841. Special order rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, broken front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and an 1886 style Lyman tang sight with loop which has both the “N” and “S” codes on bottom for both the 1886 and 1885 sgl shots. Mounted with very highly figured, 2X, sunburst, “H” style checkered, American walnut with black insert pistol grip stock & crescent buttplate without trap, although stock has cutouts for a trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is stamped “XX” & assembly number “621”, which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock & inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with casehardened receiver as having been shipped Dec. 28, 1891, with no mention of tang sight. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 80% blue turning plum with a couple of thin spots about the center. Magazine tube is mostly a plum brown patina. Receiver retains case colors in very sheltered areas with balance silvered case colors mixed with medium brown patina. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks. Overall retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore showing moderate to heavy wear, dark in grooves. Goforth Collection 4-60561 JR127 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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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