WINCHESTER 1873 ROUND BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 ROUND BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE. SN 268323B. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, serrated side v-notch sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING-ARMS-NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866 OCTOBER 16.1860”. Third model receiver with dust cover, mounted with straight-grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor,standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm’s Museum fact sheet identifying as .38 cal. rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 6/6/1888. Shipped from warehouse 6/8/1888 on order number 8595. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue with some normal minor scratching, minor muzzle wear and some faint thinning forward of nose cap. Mag tube has strong orig blue with a small cleaned area just above the nose cap and thinning and toning with brown patina in same area. Receiver retains 95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, some normal nicks and faint scratches and a little bit of flaking blending with brown patina. Hammer shows nearly all of its orig fine case colors. Lever has turned a brown blending with gray patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings, some slight darkening at tang of buttplate with orig finish that has had a thin coat added years ago. Forend is sound with normal minor nicks and dings with orig finish with a thin coat of added finish years ago and blending with hand worn patina. Nose cap shows nice orig blue blending with brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with a bright, shiny bore as gun shows to have had little use. 4-39692 BDT84 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	2028	$8,050.00	WINCHESTER 1873 ROUND BARREL LEVER-ACTION RIFLE. SN 268323B. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, serrated side v-notch sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S REPEATING-ARMS-NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1866 OCTOBER 16.1860”. Third model receiver with dust cover, mounted with straight-grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor,standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied by Cody Firearm’s Museum fact sheet identifying as .38 cal. rnd bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 6/6/1888. Shipped from warehouse 6/8/1888 on order number 8595. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue with some normal minor scratching, minor muzzle wear and some faint thinning forward of nose cap. Mag tube has strong orig blue with a small cleaned area just above the nose cap and thinning and toning with brown patina in same area. Receiver retains 95% orig blue, thinning on sharp edges, some normal nicks and faint scratches and a little bit of flaking blending with brown patina. Hammer shows nearly all of its orig fine case colors. Lever has turned a brown blending with gray patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings, some slight darkening at tang of buttplate with orig finish that has had a thin coat added years ago. Forend is sound with normal minor nicks and dings with orig finish with a thin coat of added finish years ago and blending with hand worn patina. Nose cap shows nice orig blue blending with brown patina. Mechanics are crisp with a bright, shiny bore as gun shows to have had little use. 4-39692 BDT84 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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