WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 385114. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ round bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 26.1866. OCTOBER16.1860. Standard Third Model receiver mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor housing four pieces of steel wiping rod, without tip of loop. Standard forend with nosecap. CONDITION: Very good, plus. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with silver gray patina, normal minor nicks and scratches. Receiver retains orig blue that is blending with silver and brown patina,right sideplate shows some fine cleaning and blended with gray patina. Hammer shows fading, orig case colors. Lever is mostly a gray patina mixed with some brown spots. Stock is sound with moderate, shallow nicks, dings and scratches and has a coat of added finish blended with some hand worn patina. Forend is sound with numerous, shallow nicks, dings and scratches and retains a hand worn patina with traces of orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with very nice bore, with a few, small areas of fine, shallow pits. 4-40314 BDT145 (2,750-3,750)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2047	$3,450.00	WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 385114. Cal. 38-40. 24-1/4″ round bbl, full mag, half nickel front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S – REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN. CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 26.1866. OCTOBER16.1860. Standard Third Model receiver mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent steel buttplate with trapdoor housing four pieces of steel wiping rod, without tip of loop. Standard forend with nosecap. CONDITION: Very good, plus. Bbl retains orig blue that is thinning and blending with silver gray patina, normal minor nicks and scratches. Receiver retains orig blue that is blending with silver and brown patina,right sideplate shows some fine cleaning and blended with gray patina. Hammer shows fading, orig case colors. Lever is mostly a gray patina mixed with some brown spots. Stock is sound with moderate, shallow nicks, dings and scratches and has a coat of added finish blended with some hand worn patina. Forend is sound with numerous, shallow nicks, dings and scratches and retains a hand worn patina with traces of orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with very nice bore, with a few, small areas of fine, shallow pits. 4-40314 BDT145 (2,750-3,750) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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