SCARCE 1ST MODEL 2ND TYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE 1ST MODEL 2ND TYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 29035. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). 1st Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with wide base and early style semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and thick elevator. Receiver is fitted with mortised dust cover with impressed thumbprint. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the assembly number “781” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Early ’73s such as this one are rarely found with high orig finish. They were almost universally sold to residents of the great American frontier during the great westward expansion of Manifest Destiny and were daily used tools in all kinds of weather and climatic conditions, usually with little or no maintenance. They were carried across saddle bows, in saddle scabbards and wagon boxes so it is rare to find such an early ’73 in orig configuration with strong orig finish. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 50-60% thinning orig blue with the top three flats a blue/brown patina showing sharp edge wear. Magazine tube is a blue/brown patina with blue in the sheltered areas next to the bbl. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% orig blue mixed with brown patina. Dust cover and over the receiver ring are blue/brown patina. Top tang is also a blue/brown patina. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides with the outer edges faded & turning brown. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, mostly faded. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood is sound with handling & use marks and three or four small gouges on left side of buttstock and overall retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with crisp sharp rifling and fine pitting. 4-42511 JR148 (4,500-6,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	2023C	$5,462.50	SCARCE 1ST MODEL 2ND TYPE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 29035. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). 1st Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight with wide base and early style semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and thick elevator. Receiver is fitted with mortised dust cover with impressed thumbprint. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent steel buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang under the wood is marked with the assembly number “781” which number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Early ’73s such as this one are rarely found with high orig finish. They were almost universally sold to residents of the great American frontier during the great westward expansion of Manifest Destiny and were daily used tools in all kinds of weather and climatic conditions, usually with little or no maintenance. They were carried across saddle bows, in saddle scabbards and wagon boxes so it is rare to find such an early ’73 in orig configuration with strong orig finish. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 50-60% thinning orig blue with the top three flats a blue/brown patina showing sharp edge wear. Magazine tube is a blue/brown patina with blue in the sheltered areas next to the bbl. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% orig blue mixed with brown patina. Dust cover and over the receiver ring are blue/brown patina. Top tang is also a blue/brown patina. Lever retains strong case colors on the sides with the outer edges faded & turning brown. Hammer retains most of its orig case colors, mostly faded. Buttplate is a mottled silver/brown patina. Wood is sound with handling & use marks and three or four small gouges on left side of buttstock and overall retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, strong bore with crisp sharp rifling and fine pitting. 4-42511 JR148 (4,500-6,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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