WINCHESTER 1873 22 SHORT LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 22 SHORT LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202124. Cal. 22 short. 24″ oct bbl, full mag tube with inner removable tube, dovetail Marble No 2 ivory bead front sight, ladder carbine rear sight. Standard bbl markings with “22 CAL.” on top flat adjacent receiver. Standard 3rd model receiver with left side plate drilled & tapped for peep sight and bottom of brass lifter engraved “22 CAL/SHORT”. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 22 cal rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger received in warehouse August 14, 1886, shipped from warehouse August 20, 1886 on Order No. 9302. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a blue/gray finish silvering at sharp edges a few spots mixing with brown patina and a fine coat of cleaned micro-surface oxidation. Outer mag tube has turned a brown patina. Inner tube appears complete and functioning. Receiver retains orig blue turning brown and blending with silver patina and a fine coat of cleaned micro-oxidation. Stock is sound with minor dent on right side, normal nicks & dings and retains a coat of added finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks & dings and retains a coat of added finish. Mechanics are good with a shiny bore. 4-38558 BDT263 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1522	$1,725.00	WINCHESTER 1873 22 SHORT LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202124. Cal. 22 short. 24″ oct bbl, full mag tube with inner removable tube, dovetail Marble No 2 ivory bead front sight, ladder carbine rear sight. Standard bbl markings with “22 CAL.” on top flat adjacent receiver. Standard 3rd model receiver with left side plate drilled & tapped for peep sight and bottom of brass lifter engraved “22 CAL/SHORT”. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nosecap. Accompanied with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 22 cal rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger received in warehouse August 14, 1886, shipped from warehouse August 20, 1886 on Order No. 9302. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl retains a blue/gray finish silvering at sharp edges a few spots mixing with brown patina and a fine coat of cleaned micro-surface oxidation. Outer mag tube has turned a brown patina. Inner tube appears complete and functioning. Receiver retains orig blue turning brown and blending with silver patina and a fine coat of cleaned micro-oxidation. Stock is sound with minor dent on right side, normal nicks & dings and retains a coat of added finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks & dings and retains a coat of added finish. Mechanics are good with a shiny bore. 4-38558 BDT263 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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