WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 156227. Cal. 44 WCF. Scarce ’73 rifle with special order 26″ bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has single-set trigger. Mounted with spectacular, about XXXX center crotch flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black fleur de lis insert serpentine grip and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass and steel cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “5473” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Wrist of buttstock has an extraordinarily clever repair. It appears that the buttstock was broken completely through the main tang screw area and has the most unusual and clever repair of a small eye-bolt inserted inside the stock which is attached through the stock recess with a nut and washer and the checkering expertly recut. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 26″ oct bbl, set trigger, case hardened and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse Sept 18, 1884 and shipped the next day to order number 15361. CONDITION: About fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 80% strong orig blue with muzzle and sharp edge wear. Mag tube retains 90-92% orig blue, slightly thinned just about the forend cap, with the balance dulled from handling and use. Receiver retains 30-40% case colors with the balance faded to a bright silver. Hammer retains strong case colors and the lever case colors in sheltered areas, being mostly a silver patina. Buttplate is a cleaned gray metal patina with scattered pitting. Buttstock has the aforementioned repair with a slightly chipped toe, otherwise wood is sound with numerous light nicks and scratches. Buttstock retains about 75% orig piano varnish finish with the wrist area a restored finish. Forearm retains about 40% orig piano varnish finish with the balance a hand worn patina, showing heavy wear on the checkering. Set trigger needs adjusting, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a couple small spots of pitting. 4-47348 JR132 (12,500-17,500)

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
	1203	$11,800.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 156227. Cal. 44 WCF. Scarce ’73 rifle with special order 26″ bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver has single-set trigger. Mounted with spectacular, about XXXX center crotch flame grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and black fleur de lis insert serpentine grip and crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 5-pc brass and steel cleaning rod. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “5473” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Wrist of buttstock has an extraordinarily clever repair. It appears that the buttstock was broken completely through the main tang screw area and has the most unusual and clever repair of a small eye-bolt inserted inside the stock which is attached through the stock recess with a nut and washer and the checkering expertly recut. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with 26″ oct bbl, set trigger, case hardened and checkered pistol grip stock, received in warehouse Sept 18, 1884 and shipped the next day to order number 15361. CONDITION: About fine, all matching. Bbl retains about 80% strong orig blue with muzzle and sharp edge wear. Mag tube retains 90-92% orig blue, slightly thinned just about the forend cap, with the balance dulled from handling and use. Receiver retains 30-40% case colors with the balance faded to a bright silver. Hammer retains strong case colors and the lever case colors in sheltered areas, being mostly a silver patina. Buttplate is a cleaned gray metal patina with scattered pitting. Buttstock has the aforementioned repair with a slightly chipped toe, otherwise wood is sound with numerous light nicks and scratches. Buttstock retains about 75% orig piano varnish finish with the wrist area a restored finish. Forearm retains about 40% orig piano varnish finish with the balance a hand worn patina, showing heavy wear on the checkering. Set trigger needs adjusting, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with a couple small spots of pitting. 4-47348 JR132 (12,500-17,500) 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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