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2023
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*WINCHESTER 3D MODEL 1873 SRC. SN 551547B. Cal. 44-40. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, barley corn front sight, usual carbine ladder rear sight, bbl is marked in front of rear sight “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CT./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29.1866. OCTOBER 16.1860.” Behind rear sight “44 W.C.F.” Standard 3rd Model receiver with dust cover, staple and ring on left side, mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel carbine buttplate with trapdoor, housing three-piece steel cleaning rod. Standard forend with single band. Accompanied by Cody Firearm’s Museum fact sheet identifying as .44 cal carbine. Received in warehouse 1/15/1902 and shipped form warehouse 7/7/1902 on order number 9726. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 97-98% orig blue, some minor muzzle wear, a few normal nicks and small scratches, lightly thinning in front of rear sight. Receiver retains 85-90% orig blue, bright on sharp edges, thinning across top and bottom, normal small nicks and scratches, characteristic ring mark on left side, showing orig polish marks. Loading gate retains much of its orig niter blue. Hammer shows dark, orig case colors. Lever shows orig colors, blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with a few minor nicks and dents and retains much of its orig finish. Forend is sound with numerous nicks and dings and retains orig finish blending with some hand-worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a very bright, shiny bore. 4-39699 BDT88 (8,500-14,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010
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