SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER SECOND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER SECOND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 35293. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight, and early style, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver has screwed-on dust cover rail with correct impressed checkered thumb print oval. Mounted with nicely figured, about 2-X, uncheckered, flame grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is stamped “C” & the assembly number “154”, which number is also found in the top tang channel of buttstock and inside the toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all original. Bbl retains 96-97% orig factory blue, slightly thinned over the chamber area, strong & bright elsewhere with three or four small nicks by the sight. Receiver retains most of its orig case hardening with faded colors on the sides, brilliant in the sheltered area on left side, strong on the right side & around the hammer, with the balance faded to silver. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides and the hammer about 85% bright case colors. Buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the tang with brilliant spots on the face, otherwise mostly faded to silver. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches on the buttstock with a scrape on the forearm and a series of small scratches down the right side, otherwise retains virtually all of its beautiful orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Strong bright bore with moderate orange peel pitting. A rare rifle in a hard to find condition. 4-59501 (15,000-20,000)

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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	1113	$0.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER SECOND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 35293. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight, and early style, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver has screwed-on dust cover rail with correct impressed checkered thumb print oval. Mounted with nicely figured, about 2-X, uncheckered, flame grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is stamped “C” & the assembly number “154”, which number is also found in the top tang channel of buttstock and inside the toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all original. Bbl retains 96-97% orig factory blue, slightly thinned over the chamber area, strong & bright elsewhere with three or four small nicks by the sight. Receiver retains most of its orig case hardening with faded colors on the sides, brilliant in the sheltered area on left side, strong on the right side & around the hammer, with the balance faded to silver. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides and the hammer about 85% bright case colors. Buttplate retains virtually all of its orig case colors, brilliant on the tang with brilliant spots on the face, otherwise mostly faded to silver. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches on the buttstock with a scrape on the forearm and a series of small scratches down the right side, otherwise retains virtually all of its beautiful orig factory oil finish. Mechanics are crisp. Strong bright bore with moderate orange peel pitting. A rare rifle in a hard to find condition. 4-59501 (15,000-20,000) 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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