WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Short. SN 428666. Standard grade rifle with 24-3/8″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight, missing rear sight. It has been full nickel plated with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and with no mention of nickel finish & states that it was shipped Aug. 17, 1892. Bore of this rifle has been counter bored smooth about half the distance from muzzle. Given its nickel finish, with mostly smoothbore bbl, leads to the speculation that this was a trick shot artist’s rifle for shooting fine shot. CONDITION: Fair to good. Overall retains 65-70% orig nickel with balance a dark patina. Wood is sound with forearm retaining a dark hand rubbed oil stain finish & buttstock retains most of an old amateur sanded refinish. Extractor is missing, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong moderately pitted bore. Goforth Collection 4-60600 JR113 (4,000-6,000)

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
	1119	$3,450.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 Short. SN 428666. Standard grade rifle with 24-3/8″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight, missing rear sight. It has been full nickel plated with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle and with no mention of nickel finish & states that it was shipped Aug. 17, 1892. Bore of this rifle has been counter bored smooth about half the distance from muzzle. Given its nickel finish, with mostly smoothbore bbl, leads to the speculation that this was a trick shot artist’s rifle for shooting fine shot. CONDITION: Fair to good. Overall retains 65-70% orig nickel with balance a dark patina. Wood is sound with forearm retaining a dark hand rubbed oil stain finish & buttstock retains most of an old amateur sanded refinish. Extractor is missing, otherwise mechanics are fine, strong moderately pitted bore. Goforth Collection 4-60600 JR113 (4,000-6,000) 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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