RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 9201. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Rare 1st Model ’73, 2nd type, with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base tang sight that has 4″ staff. Receiver has a mortised dust cover with impressed checkered thumbprint. Mounted with spectacular 4X flame grain American walnut that has early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent butt that has a trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Bottom of stock has a sling wire with corresponding swivel in forend cap. Receiver has a sgl set trigger. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate tang are beautifully engraved by L.D. Nimschke with the rnd vignette of a walking bull elk on left sideplate and a running bull elk on right sideplate all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns, one of which terminates in a flower blossom. Top & bottom of receiver, top tang, forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly number “1069” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with oct bbl, “globe and peep” sights, set trigger, case hardened, XXX-checkered and engraved, received in warehouse Sept. 23, 1875 and shipped same day to Order #4028. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear and some light dulling over the forearm area; receiver retains about 40% faded case colors, mostly in rear sheltered areas with smoky case colors on sideplates and front flats; lever & hammer retain faded case colors; buttplate is mostly silvered case colors; wood is sound with light nicks & scratches showing moderate to heavy wear in the checkering and retains generous amounts of orig oil finish & hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-44560 JR419 (20,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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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	2055	$74,750.00	RARE FACTORY ENGRAVED WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 9201. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Rare 1st Model ’73, 2nd type, with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, combination front sight, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thick base tang sight that has 4″ staff. Receiver has a mortised dust cover with impressed checkered thumbprint. Mounted with spectacular 4X flame grain American walnut that has early style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent butt that has a trap containing an orig 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. Bottom of stock has a sling wire with corresponding swivel in forend cap. Receiver has a sgl set trigger. Receiver, forend cap & buttplate tang are beautifully engraved by L.D. Nimschke with the rnd vignette of a walking bull elk on left sideplate and a running bull elk on right sideplate all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns, one of which terminates in a flower blossom. Top & bottom of receiver, top tang, forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is stamped with the assembly number “1069” and “XXXX”. Matching assembly number is also found in top tang channel of buttstock and inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle with oct bbl, “globe and peep” sights, set trigger, case hardened, XXX-checkered and engraved, received in warehouse Sept. 23, 1875 and shipped same day to Order #4028. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% orig blue with muzzle end and sharp edge wear and some light dulling over the forearm area; receiver retains about 40% faded case colors, mostly in rear sheltered areas with smoky case colors on sideplates and front flats; lever & hammer retain faded case colors; buttplate is mostly silvered case colors; wood is sound with light nicks & scratches showing moderate to heavy wear in the checkering and retains generous amounts of orig oil finish & hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Cleaning rod is fine. 4-44560 JR419 (20,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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