SCARCE WINCHESTER 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

Revised: 10/5/2009

Additional Information: Accompanied by Factory Letter, ot in description, confirming configuration.

SCARCE WINCHESTER 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 300286B. Cal. 32 WCF. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, square base front with replacement Rocky Mountain blade, usual ladder carbine rear sight, missing bar and retaining screw. Top of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH.29.1866.OCT.16.1890.”, adjacent receiver “32 W.C.F.”. Standard 3rd Model receiver with staple and ring on left side. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate 9-1/8″ forend with band. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube have turned a brown patina with muzzle wear, nicks & scratches and some areas of minor scuffing. Receiver has traces of orig blue toning with an overall brown patina blending with a silver finish. Normal nicks & dings and usual saddle ring mark on left side. Stock is sound with nicks & dings, shallow gouge on left side, and retains a dark open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings, and retains a dark open grain oil finish. Front bbl band is loose in dovetail. Mechanics are good, good bore with scattered shallow pitting. 4-38530 BDT256 (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
	1528	$1,955.00	Revised: 10/5/2009 Additional Information: Accompanied by Factory Letter, ot in description, confirming configuration. SCARCE WINCHESTER 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 300286B. Cal. 32 WCF. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, square base front with replacement Rocky Mountain blade, usual ladder carbine rear sight, missing bar and retaining screw. Top of bbl marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH.29.1866.OCT.16.1890.”, adjacent receiver “32 W.C.F.”. Standard 3rd Model receiver with staple and ring on left side. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate 9-1/8″ forend with band. PROVENANCE: Herbert G. Wellington Jr. Estate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube have turned a brown patina with muzzle wear, nicks & scratches and some areas of minor scuffing. Receiver has traces of orig blue toning with an overall brown patina blending with a silver finish. Normal nicks & dings and usual saddle ring mark on left side. Stock is sound with nicks & dings, shallow gouge on left side, and retains a dark open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with normal nicks & dings, and retains a dark open grain oil finish. Front bbl band is loose in dovetail. Mechanics are good, good bore with scattered shallow pitting. 4-38530 BDT256 (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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