RARE WINCHESTER 1873 EARLY 3RD MODEL WITHOUT CALIBER MARKING.

RARE WINCHESTER 1873 EARLY 3RD MODEL WITHOUT CALIBER MARKING. SN 92430. Cal. 44 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickle front sight, checkered side “V” notch second model, sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CT/KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH29.1865.OCTOBER16.1860”. 3rd Model 73 receiver with dust cover. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, steel crescent buttplate with trap door. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, minor muzzle wear, typical minor dings & scratches, some small spots, right side of muzzle blending with brown patina. Mag tube retains 80% orig blue, strong in protected areas, thinning and blending with brown patina across bottom. Nose cap retains 90% orig blue with minor flaking blending with brown patina. Receiver retains 95% orig blue, with faint silvering on sharp edges, minor nicks & scuffs, a couple small areas of flaking blending with brown patina. Loading gate retains nearly all of its fine nitre blue. Hammer shows strong orig case colors, blending with some silver on right side. Lever retains strong orig case colors on side, thinning on bottom blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dings and retains most of its orig finish. Buttplate has traces of orig color blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with a few minor scratches and a couple shallow dents, retaining much of its orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-38013 BDT204 (12,500-17,500)

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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	2262	$0.00	RARE WINCHESTER 1873 EARLY 3RD MODEL WITHOUT CALIBER MARKING. SN 92430. Cal. 44 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, 1/2 nickle front sight, checkered side “V” notch second model, sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CT/KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH29.1865.OCTOBER16.1860”. 3rd Model 73 receiver with dust cover. Mounted with nicely figured straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, steel crescent buttplate with trap door. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 95% orig blue, minor muzzle wear, typical minor dings & scratches, some small spots, right side of muzzle blending with brown patina. Mag tube retains 80% orig blue, strong in protected areas, thinning and blending with brown patina across bottom. Nose cap retains 90% orig blue with minor flaking blending with brown patina. Receiver retains 95% orig blue, with faint silvering on sharp edges, minor nicks & scuffs, a couple small areas of flaking blending with brown patina. Loading gate retains nearly all of its fine nitre blue. Hammer shows strong orig case colors, blending with some silver on right side. Lever retains strong orig case colors on side, thinning on bottom blending with silver patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dings and retains most of its orig finish. Buttplate has traces of orig color blending with silver and brown patina. Forend is sound with a few minor scratches and a couple shallow dents, retaining much of its orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp with a nice shiny bore. 4-38013 BDT204 (12,500-17,500) 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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