SCARCE DELUXE 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE DELUXE 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 41568. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine & very scarce deluxe 2nd Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver & sideplates are color case hardened with screwed-on dust cover rail and sgl set trigger. Left side of bottom tang, under the wood, is marked “XXX” and the assembly number “479”, which number was also observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock and inside the toe of the buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, finely checkered stock with pistol grip, received in the warehouse & shipped Feb. 16, 1880. Rifle is mounted with wonderful 3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with curved grip cap and crescent steel buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Rifles produced in this time frame are rarely found in high orig condition as this period was during the great Westward expansion when firearms, especially the centerfire repeaters, were in great demand and usually saw hard frontier service in extraordinary conditions usually with limited maintenance, if any at all. A rifle such as this would have been greatly prized by its owner who very likely was someone of importance and was not required to be exposed to the elements on a regular basis. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including stock & buttplate. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig factory blue with only light sharp edge wear. Receiver, lever & hammer retain about all of their orig factory case colors, moderately faded, stronger in sheltered areas with the outer face of the lever a dark brown patina. Forend cap retains dark case colors, brighter in sheltered areas. Buttplate is silvered case colors with a few spots of light surface rust. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks and some dark oil staining over the forearm checkering and overall retains most of its orig piano varnish finish with crisp clean checkering showing only the lightest diamond point wear. Mechanics, including set trigger are fine, brilliant shiny bore. This is a very fine early specimen suitable for an advanced collection. 4-40797 JR212 (30,000-50,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

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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	2024	$27,600.00	SCARCE DELUXE 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 41568. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine & very scarce deluxe 2nd Model ’73 with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, half nickel front sight and short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Receiver & sideplates are color case hardened with screwed-on dust cover rail and sgl set trigger. Left side of bottom tang, under the wood, is marked “XXX” and the assembly number “479”, which number was also observed in the top tang channel of the buttstock and inside the toe of the buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle with oct bbl, set trigger, finely checkered stock with pistol grip, received in the warehouse & shipped Feb. 16, 1880. Rifle is mounted with wonderful 3X center crotch, flame grain American walnut with early style checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with curved grip cap and crescent steel buttplate with trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Rifles produced in this time frame are rarely found in high orig condition as this period was during the great Westward expansion when firearms, especially the centerfire repeaters, were in great demand and usually saw hard frontier service in extraordinary conditions usually with limited maintenance, if any at all. A rifle such as this would have been greatly prized by its owner who very likely was someone of importance and was not required to be exposed to the elements on a regular basis. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including stock & buttplate. Bbl & magazine tube retain 96-98% strong orig factory blue with only light sharp edge wear. Receiver, lever & hammer retain about all of their orig factory case colors, moderately faded, stronger in sheltered areas with the outer face of the lever a dark brown patina. Forend cap retains dark case colors, brighter in sheltered areas. Buttplate is silvered case colors with a few spots of light surface rust. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks and some dark oil staining over the forearm checkering and overall retains most of its orig piano varnish finish with crisp clean checkering showing only the lightest diamond point wear. Mechanics, including set trigger are fine, brilliant shiny bore. This is a very fine early specimen suitable for an advanced collection. 4-40797 JR212 (30,000-50,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 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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