WINCHESTER 1873 1ST MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

WINCHESTER 1873 1ST MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 6669. Cal. 44 WCF. 30″ oct bbl, full mag, brass Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw, usual bbl markings. 1st Model receiver with mortise dustcover with checkered thumbprint, single set trigger. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 44 cal. 30″ oct bbl, set trigger, received in warehouse Sept. 1, 1875, shipped from warehouse Sept. 1, 1875 on order no. 3936. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “502”, matching number can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a dark brown patina finish thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks, dings and scratches. Receiver retains a brown mixed with silver patina showing orig polish marks, normal light scratches, some fine pitting on top of receiver and dustcover. Hammer and lever show dark patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings, slightly shy at toe of buttplate, slightly dark around lower tang and receiver and retains open grain with an added coat of finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks and dings, dark at receiver and nose cap and retains an added coat of finish. Mechanics are good, dark bore with distinct rifling and some scattered pitting. 4-38781 BDT334 (4,000-7,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2108A	$0.00	WINCHESTER 1873 1ST MODEL LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 6669. Cal. 44 WCF. 30″ oct bbl, full mag, brass Rocky Mountain front sight, serrated side V-notch sporting rear with set screw, usual bbl markings. 1st Model receiver with mortise dustcover with checkered thumbprint, single set trigger. Mounted with straight grain walnut, straight grip, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor, standard forend with nose cap. Accompanied with Cody Firearm Museum Winchester letter identifying as 44 cal. 30″ oct bbl, set trigger, received in warehouse Sept. 1, 1875, shipped from warehouse Sept. 1, 1875 on order no. 3936. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “502”, matching number can be found in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl and mag tube retain a dark brown patina finish thinning on sharp edges, normal nicks, dings and scratches. Receiver retains a brown mixed with silver patina showing orig polish marks, normal light scratches, some fine pitting on top of receiver and dustcover. Hammer and lever show dark patina. Stock is sound with normal nicks and dings, slightly shy at toe of buttplate, slightly dark around lower tang and receiver and retains open grain with an added coat of finish. Forend is sound with minor nicks and dings, dark at receiver and nose cap and retains an added coat of finish. Mechanics are good, dark bore with distinct rifling and some scattered pitting. 4-38781 BDT334 (4,000-7,000) 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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