RARE WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

RARE WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202432. Cal. 44 WCF. 24″ oct bbl with full magazine, with modified half-nickel front sight & 1873 marked 1000 yds ladder rear sight, missing screw & sliding bar. Engraving is a circle with standing buck deer in wooded scene on left side plate, the remainder being foliate arabesque scrolls. Mounted in “XX” walnut with checkered pistol grip, fleur-de-lis ebony insert & crescent butt with trapdoor. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “833” & “XX” with matching “833” number in top tang channel of stock. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as oct bbl rifle with set trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, case hardened & shipped April 8, 1886, on order no. 5399. CONDITION: Good. Bbl & magazine tube are a splotchy brown & silver patina. Engraved receiver is silver patina color with numerous areas of shallow pitting that was cleaned years ago. Stock is rough with numerous nicks & dings, a chip behind top tang, and larger approx. 1/2″ chip at toe, revealing no.”5210″ on inside of butt plate; checkering is quite flat & worn. Forend is solid with some nicks & dings, especially near receiver, & quite worn flat checkering with hand-worn patina finish. Bore is fairly shiny with moderate scattered pitting & distinct rifling. Mechanics are good; set trigger out of adjustment. 4-33438 BDT40 (4,000-6,000)

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
	2153	$5,175.00	RARE WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 202432. Cal. 44 WCF. 24″ oct bbl with full magazine, with modified half-nickel front sight & 1873 marked 1000 yds ladder rear sight, missing screw & sliding bar. Engraving is a circle with standing buck deer in wooded scene on left side plate, the remainder being foliate arabesque scrolls. Mounted in “XX” walnut with checkered pistol grip, fleur-de-lis ebony insert & crescent butt with trapdoor. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “833” & “XX” with matching “833” number in top tang channel of stock. Accompanied by Cody Firearms Museum fact sheet identifying gun as oct bbl rifle with set trigger, checkered pistol grip stock, case hardened & shipped April 8, 1886, on order no. 5399. CONDITION: Good. Bbl & magazine tube are a splotchy brown & silver patina. Engraved receiver is silver patina color with numerous areas of shallow pitting that was cleaned years ago. Stock is rough with numerous nicks & dings, a chip behind top tang, and larger approx. 1/2″ chip at toe, revealing no.”5210″ on inside of butt plate; checkering is quite flat & worn. Forend is solid with some nicks & dings, especially near receiver, & quite worn flat checkering with hand-worn patina finish. Bore is fairly shiny with moderate scattered pitting & distinct rifling. Mechanics are good; set trigger out of adjustment. 4-33438 BDT40 (4,000-6,000) 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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