WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 405571. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with nicely figured forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. Buttstock & forend cap have sling eyes with orig hooks & sling swivels. At the time this rifle was produced, 1892, the west was still wild and these rifles were everyday tools and usually saw hard & continuous service under adverse circumstances, usually with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and a few small, scattered spots of surface discoloration; receiver & sideplates have a series of small scratches with some light candy striping and a thin spot back of the right sideplate and overall retains 85-88% strong orig blue; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever faded case colors on the sides turned to a dark patina on the outer faces; forend cap retains about all of its lightly thinned orig blue and the buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately thinned. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, a couple of tiny spots of fill near the toe and overall retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-48108 JR349 (3,500-5,000)

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
	1205	$5,750.00	WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 405571. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with nicely figured forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. Buttstock & forend cap have sling eyes with orig hooks & sling swivels. At the time this rifle was produced, 1892, the west was still wild and these rifles were everyday tools and usually saw hard & continuous service under adverse circumstances, usually with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-97% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear and a few small, scattered spots of surface discoloration; receiver & sideplates have a series of small scratches with some light candy striping and a thin spot back of the right sideplate and overall retains 85-88% strong orig blue; hammer retains bright case colors and the lever faded case colors on the sides turned to a dark patina on the outer faces; forend cap retains about all of its lightly thinned orig blue and the buttplate retains most of its orig case colors, moderately thinned. Wood is sound with light nicks & scratches, a couple of tiny spots of fill near the toe and overall retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-48108 JR349 (3,500-5,000) 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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