INCREDIBLE WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

INCREDIBLE WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 267619. Cal. 44-40. 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, serrated side sporting rear, standard receiver. Mounted with select straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent butt with trapdoor, standard rifle forend. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 44 caliber rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger; received in warehouse June 1, 1888; shipped July 2, 1888, on order no. 9362. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% orig blue, minor muzzle wear, some faint sharp edge wear & a few minor nicks. Receiver retains 98-99% orig blue with some faint thinning on high edges & some minor flecks of surface oxidation. Hammer retains most of its brilliant orig case colors with faint silver line on left side. Lever retains nearly all of its brilliant orig case colors. Stock is sound with minor nicks & handling marks, retaining most of its orig varnish finish. Butt plate retains most of its orig case colors, thinning to gray at toe. Forend is sound with some minor nicks & scratches & retains most of its orig varnish finish with minor thinning in belly area. Forend cap retains nearly all of its orig blue with some minor nicks on left side near screw. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore, as gun is nearly new. 4-37272 BDT277 (22,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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
	2148	$25,300.00	INCREDIBLE WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 267619. Cal. 44-40. 24″ oct bbl, full magazine, half-nickel front sight, serrated side sporting rear, standard receiver. Mounted with select straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent butt with trapdoor, standard rifle forend. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying gun as 44 caliber rifle, oct bbl, plain trigger; received in warehouse June 1, 1888; shipped July 2, 1888, on order no. 9362. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 98-99% orig blue, minor muzzle wear, some faint sharp edge wear & a few minor nicks. Receiver retains 98-99% orig blue with some faint thinning on high edges & some minor flecks of surface oxidation. Hammer retains most of its brilliant orig case colors with faint silver line on left side. Lever retains nearly all of its brilliant orig case colors. Stock is sound with minor nicks & handling marks, retaining most of its orig varnish finish. Butt plate retains most of its orig case colors, thinning to gray at toe. Forend is sound with some minor nicks & scratches & retains most of its orig varnish finish with minor thinning in belly area. Forend cap retains nearly all of its orig blue with some minor nicks on left side near screw. Mechanics are crisp with bright shiny bore, as gun is nearly new. 4-37272 BDT277 (22,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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