SPECIAL ORDER 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 93966. Cal. 44-40 WCF. 24-1/4″ half-rnd / half oct bbl, button magazine, dovetailed ivory bead front sight, flat top, checkered side, V-notch sporting rear, 2nd Model 73 receiver dust cover with screwed-on rail, tang-mounted peep sight. Mounted with highly figured “XX” walnut, deluxe checkered forend with nosecap, checkered pistol grip with fleur-de-lis ebony insert and smooth steel shotgun butt. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “XX 764 S”. Matching no. can be found in top tang channel of stock and single no. “5” stamped on inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue, thinning and blending with brown patina and a thin film of light surface oxidation. Receiver retains 30-35% fading case colors, blending with silver patina, with areas flaked to a brown patina and has one replaced screw on bottom. Dust cover and rail retain 70% orig blue blending with brown and silver patina. Hammer has dark orig case colors with some silvering on right side. Lever has traces of orig case colors in protected areas, blending with brown patina and some shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with good checkering, numerous minor nicks and scrapes, retaining an open grain oil finish blending with hand-worn patina. Forend is sound with slightly flat checkering, some usual nicks and dings and has a hand-worn patina finish. Mechanics are crisp, good bore with some scattered moderate pitting. 4-37925 BDT88 (8,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	2257	$8,625.00	SPECIAL ORDER 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 DELUXE LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 93966. Cal. 44-40 WCF. 24-1/4″ half-rnd / half oct bbl, button magazine, dovetailed ivory bead front sight, flat top, checkered side, V-notch sporting rear, 2nd Model 73 receiver dust cover with screwed-on rail, tang-mounted peep sight. Mounted with highly figured “XX” walnut, deluxe checkered forend with nosecap, checkered pistol grip with fleur-de-lis ebony insert and smooth steel shotgun butt. Inspection of lower tang reveals assembly no. “XX 764 S”. Matching no. can be found in top tang channel of stock and single no. “5” stamped on inside toe of buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 60-70% orig blue, thinning and blending with brown patina and a thin film of light surface oxidation. Receiver retains 30-35% fading case colors, blending with silver patina, with areas flaked to a brown patina and has one replaced screw on bottom. Dust cover and rail retain 70% orig blue blending with brown and silver patina. Hammer has dark orig case colors with some silvering on right side. Lever has traces of orig case colors in protected areas, blending with brown patina and some shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with good checkering, numerous minor nicks and scrapes, retaining an open grain oil finish blending with hand-worn patina. Forend is sound with slightly flat checkering, some usual nicks and dings and has a hand-worn patina finish. Mechanics are crisp, good bore with some scattered moderate pitting. 4-37925 BDT88 (8,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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