EXTREMELY RARE & DESIRABLE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 1 OF 1,000 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EXTREMELY RARE & DESIRABLE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 1 OF 1,000 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 31269. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine 1 of 1,000 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s front sight, early style, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thin base vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. It has sgl set trigger and screwed-on dust cover rail with impressed thumbprint dust cover. Chamber area of bbl is engraved in traditional 1 of 1,000 style with foliate arabesque patterns over top three flats in front of a wide silver band. Side flats have small foliate arabesque patterns. Muzzle end of bbl also has a wide silver band with foliate arabesque patterns on seven of the eight flats. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “784” and “XX”. Last two digits of assembly number were observed in top tang channel of buttstock but could not be found in buttplate. This rifle is pictured on p. 94 of Winchester The Golden Age of American Gunmaking and the Winchester 1 of 1000, Wilson. It is listed as part of a six gun consecutively numbered shipment 1 of 1,000 rifles on Nov. 20, 1878. At the time of this writing, 1983, it was part of the consignor’s collection. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter which identifies this rifle as found as a 1 of 1,000 with 28″ oct bbl, case hardened with set trigger shipped Nov. 20, 1878. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth plum patina with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Receiver & sideplates are a cleaned metal patina with a few small spots of light pitting. Lever & hammer are a dark patina. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks showing heavy wear and retains most of an old wiped-on finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with good rifling that may clean better. 4-36605 JR337 (80,000-125,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2095	$37,950.00	EXTREMELY RARE & DESIRABLE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 1 OF 1,000 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 31269. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). Fine 1 of 1,000 with 28″ oct bbl, full magazine, Beach’s front sight, early style, short semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges and a thin base vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. It has sgl set trigger and screwed-on dust cover rail with impressed thumbprint dust cover. Chamber area of bbl is engraved in traditional 1 of 1,000 style with foliate arabesque patterns over top three flats in front of a wide silver band. Side flats have small foliate arabesque patterns. Muzzle end of bbl also has a wide silver band with foliate arabesque patterns on seven of the eight flats. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with H-style checkered forearm and straight stock with crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with assembly number “784” and “XX”. Last two digits of assembly number were observed in top tang channel of buttstock but could not be found in buttplate. This rifle is pictured on p. 94 of Winchester The Golden Age of American Gunmaking and the Winchester 1 of 1000, Wilson. It is listed as part of a six gun consecutively numbered shipment 1 of 1,000 rifles on Nov. 20, 1878. At the time of this writing, 1983, it was part of the consignor’s collection. Accompanied by a Winchester Gun Museum letter which identifies this rifle as found as a 1 of 1,000 with 28″ oct bbl, case hardened with set trigger shipped Nov. 20, 1878. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain a smooth plum patina with a few scattered spots of light pitting. Receiver & sideplates are a cleaned metal patina with a few small spots of light pitting. Lever & hammer are a dark patina. Wood is sound with usual handling & use marks showing heavy wear and retains most of an old wiped-on finish. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore with good rifling that may clean better. 4-36605 JR337 (80,000-125,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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