RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 FIRST MODEL SADDLE RING CARBINE.

RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 FIRST MODEL SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 15354. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine, 1st model, 2nd type with mortised, impressed thumb print dust cover. It has 20″ bbl and full magazine with integral front band/front sight and Model 1866 style 2-position flip rear sight graduated to 500 yards. Receiver has a staple & ring in the left side. Mounted with uncheckered, slab sawed American walnut with 1866 style rnd bbl band and straight stock with carbine buttplate & trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. 1st Model ’73 carbines are quite rare and are very seldom found with high orig finish. They were the first centerfire carbines introduced and were enormously popular on the American frontier serving in adverse conditions with little or no maintenance, usually in a saddle scabbard, wagon or stagecoach etc. Accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Factory letter identifying gun as: carbine, received in warehouse on March 15, 1878, shipped from warehouse on May 30, 1878 on Order No. 11853, with no other info available for this SN. PROVENANCE: Tom Power (2002); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig factory blue mixed with flaked areas that are dark patina, with minor muzzle end wear and a few scattered spots of surface discoloration; receiver retains 85-90% strong orig blue with bright fire blue on loading gate; dust cover retains about 95% strong blue; hammer retains bright case colors on sides & rear edge with top edge turned brown; lever retains case colors in sheltered areas; buttplate retains bright case colors on tang & faded case colors on the face with rust on heel & toe; wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a couple of small bruises on forearm and overall retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore; bolt face retains generous amounts of orig blue. This is an exceptional 1st Model ’73 carbine. 4-45394 JR171 (15,000-25,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	1502	$22,425.00	RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 FIRST MODEL SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 15354. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade carbine, 1st model, 2nd type with mortised, impressed thumb print dust cover. It has 20″ bbl and full magazine with integral front band/front sight and Model 1866 style 2-position flip rear sight graduated to 500 yards. Receiver has a staple & ring in the left side. Mounted with uncheckered, slab sawed American walnut with 1866 style rnd bbl band and straight stock with carbine buttplate & trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & steel cleaning rod. 1st Model ’73 carbines are quite rare and are very seldom found with high orig finish. They were the first centerfire carbines introduced and were enormously popular on the American frontier serving in adverse conditions with little or no maintenance, usually in a saddle scabbard, wagon or stagecoach etc. Accompanied by a Winchester Firearms Factory letter identifying gun as: carbine, received in warehouse on March 15, 1878, shipped from warehouse on May 30, 1878 on Order No. 11853, with no other info available for this SN. PROVENANCE: Tom Power (2002); Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig factory blue mixed with flaked areas that are dark patina, with minor muzzle end wear and a few scattered spots of surface discoloration; receiver retains 85-90% strong orig blue with bright fire blue on loading gate; dust cover retains about 95% strong blue; hammer retains bright case colors on sides & rear edge with top edge turned brown; lever retains case colors in sheltered areas; buttplate retains bright case colors on tang & faded case colors on the face with rust on heel & toe; wood is sound with light nicks & scratches and a couple of small bruises on forearm and overall retains most of its orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore; bolt face retains generous amounts of orig blue. This is an exceptional 1st Model ’73 carbine. 4-45394 JR171 (15,000-25,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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