RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/9/2012

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Spot of wood fill in stock on left side of top tang at the receiver, not noted in catalogue.

RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. . SN 210561. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Rare engraved ’73 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, front sight with homemade short Rocky Mountain German silver blade, semi-buckhorn rear sight and early Lyman combination tang sight with spiral knurled barrel. Rifle is mounted with very highly figured, shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with black fleur-de-lis inlay and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with assembly number “632”, “XX” and “3”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock along with a “3”. Inside toe of buttplate also has the matching assembly number. Receiver & sideplates are beautifully engraved by John Ulrich with vignettes of a walking bull elk on left sideplate and the rare vignette of a dog’s head on right sideplate, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with a scalloped border pattern at top edges of front flats. Top & bottom of receiver, forend cap and buttplate tang are engraved to match. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 32 with 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, Lyman & Beach sights, case hardened and “engraved, etc.”, received in warehouse June 17, 1886 and shipped next day, no order number. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 92-94% thinning orig blue, turning a little plum with scattered spots of light surface discoloration and a couple of dings over chamber area; receiver retains 88-90% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere, turned silver on bottom at carry point; hammer retains strong case colors; lever retains strong case on sides and sheltered areas, turned silver on outer faces; buttplate retains a blue/brown patina with light surface rust; wood is sound with light nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its orig factory piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-44563 JR425 (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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	2058	$40,250.00	Revised: 3/9/2012 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Spot of wood fill in stock on left side of top tang at the receiver, not noted in catalogue. RARE DELUXE ENGRAVED SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. . SN 210561. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Rare engraved ’73 with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, front sight with homemade short Rocky Mountain German silver blade, semi-buckhorn rear sight and early Lyman combination tang sight with spiral knurled barrel. Rifle is mounted with very highly figured, shell grain American walnut with “H” style checkered forearm and serpentine grip buttstock with black fleur-de-lis inlay and smooth steel shotgun buttplate. Left side of lower tang is stamped with assembly number “632”, “XX” and “3”. Matching assembly number is found in top tang channel of buttstock along with a “3”. Inside toe of buttplate also has the matching assembly number. Receiver & sideplates are beautifully engraved by John Ulrich with vignettes of a walking bull elk on left sideplate and the rare vignette of a dog’s head on right sideplate, all surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns with a scalloped border pattern at top edges of front flats. Top & bottom of receiver, forend cap and buttplate tang are engraved to match. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which identifies this rifle in caliber 32 with 26″ half oct bbl, plain trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, shotgun butt, Lyman & Beach sights, case hardened and “engraved, etc.”, received in warehouse June 17, 1886 and shipped next day, no order number. PROVENANCE: Wes Adams Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 92-94% thinning orig blue, turning a little plum with scattered spots of light surface discoloration and a couple of dings over chamber area; receiver retains 88-90% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, moderately to heavily faded elsewhere, turned silver on bottom at carry point; hammer retains strong case colors; lever retains strong case on sides and sheltered areas, turned silver on outer faces; buttplate retains a blue/brown patina with light surface rust; wood is sound with light nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its orig factory piano varnish finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a few scattered spots of pitting. 4-44563 JR425 (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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