WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 146218. Cal. 32 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, slightly modified half-nickel front sight, serrated side flat top V-notch sporting rear, usual bbl markings. 3rd Model receiver mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 32 cal. rifle, rnd bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse Jan. 9, 1884, shipped from warehouse April 5, 1884 with eight other guns on order no. 11662. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear, small rub mark behind front sight and usual minor nicks and fine scratches. Receiver retains 95-98% orig blue thinning on sharp edges, bottom blending with brown patina, some faint fine surface oxidation and a few light scratches. Hammer shows strong dark orig case colors. Lever shows strong orig colors on side blending with silver and brown patina across bottom. Stock is sound with just some normal fine nicks and scratches and retains a dark open grain orig oil finish. Buttplate shows fading orig case colors, some very shallow pitting at heel and blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with some minor handling marks and tiny nicks and scratches and retains a dark open grain orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with a bright bore. 4-38355 BDT321 (6,500-12,500)

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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	2104	$0.00	WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 146218. Cal. 32 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, slightly modified half-nickel front sight, serrated side flat top V-notch sporting rear, usual bbl markings. 3rd Model receiver mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, crescent steel buttplate, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 32 cal. rifle, rnd bbl, plain trigger, received in warehouse Jan. 9, 1884, shipped from warehouse April 5, 1884 with eight other guns on order no. 11662. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl and mag tube retain 95% orig blue with slight muzzle wear, small rub mark behind front sight and usual minor nicks and fine scratches. Receiver retains 95-98% orig blue thinning on sharp edges, bottom blending with brown patina, some faint fine surface oxidation and a few light scratches. Hammer shows strong dark orig case colors. Lever shows strong orig colors on side blending with silver and brown patina across bottom. Stock is sound with just some normal fine nicks and scratches and retains a dark open grain orig oil finish. Buttplate shows fading orig case colors, some very shallow pitting at heel and blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with some minor handling marks and tiny nicks and scratches and retains a dark open grain orig oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with a bright bore. 4-38355 BDT321 (6,500-12,500) 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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