WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE.

WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 494441B. Cal. 44 WCF. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, barley corn front sight, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTERS REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”, adjacent receiver “44 W.C.F.” Usual 3rd model receiver with staple and ring on left side, mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate with trap door, housing 3-piece with steel brass tip, wiping rod, standard forend with sgl retaining band. Accompanying with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 44 cal. carbine, received in warehouse August 9, 1895, shipped from warehouse August 17, 1895 with 34 other arms on Order No. 18119. Information provided by consignor states that this carbine was owned by Captain Hugh Lenox Scott, who served as Commander of Troop L 7th Cavalry at Fort Sill Oklahoma from 1889-1897. Geronimo and 250 Apaches were under his command. He graduated from West Point in June 1876 and had 20 plus years of Frontier service with the 7th Cavalry. In 1914 as Brigadier General, he was made Chief of Staff. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and mag tube are mostly a brown/blue patina, mixed with some thinning spots of silver, there are some areas of very fine faint surface oxidation and some areas near receiver with flaking dried preservative. Receiver shows good orig blue, bright on sharp edges, a couple spots of very fine surface oxidation, some flaking across top, blending with brown patina. Lever and hammer are mostly a dark patina. Stock is sound with minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains a coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings & dents, and retains a coat of added finish. Mechanics are crisp, decent bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-41440 BDT122 (4,000-5,000)

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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	2049	$5,175.00	WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. SN 494441B. Cal. 44 WCF. 20″ rnd bbl, full mag, barley corn front sight, standard carbine ladder rear sight. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTERS REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT./KING’S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860”, adjacent receiver “44 W.C.F.” Usual 3rd model receiver with staple and ring on left side, mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate with trap door, housing 3-piece with steel brass tip, wiping rod, standard forend with sgl retaining band. Accompanying with Cody Firearms Museum Winchester letter identifying as 44 cal. carbine, received in warehouse August 9, 1895, shipped from warehouse August 17, 1895 with 34 other arms on Order No. 18119. Information provided by consignor states that this carbine was owned by Captain Hugh Lenox Scott, who served as Commander of Troop L 7th Cavalry at Fort Sill Oklahoma from 1889-1897. Geronimo and 250 Apaches were under his command. He graduated from West Point in June 1876 and had 20 plus years of Frontier service with the 7th Cavalry. In 1914 as Brigadier General, he was made Chief of Staff. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and mag tube are mostly a brown/blue patina, mixed with some thinning spots of silver, there are some areas of very fine faint surface oxidation and some areas near receiver with flaking dried preservative. Receiver shows good orig blue, bright on sharp edges, a couple spots of very fine surface oxidation, some flaking across top, blending with brown patina. Lever and hammer are mostly a dark patina. Stock is sound with minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains a coat of added finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal nicks, dings & dents, and retains a coat of added finish. Mechanics are crisp, decent bore with some fine scattered pitting. 4-41440 BDT122 (4,000-5,000) 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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