EARLY 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

EARLY 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 36606. Cal. .44 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, dovetail 1/2 nickel front sight, replacement checkered side “V” notch sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29,1866.OCT 16,1860” Standard 2nd model receiver with screwed on rail and checkered thumb print dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor. Accompanying firearm is Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet, identifying as round bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 8-21-1879 and shipped from warehouse 8-22-1879 on Order No. 16652. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, mag tube, receiver are all an even silver mixed with gray patina, some minor nicks and dings, but overall very solid. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings, scratches and carries an open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with usual nicks, dings and scrapes, and carries an open grain oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, descent bore, with scattered shallow pitting. 4-37952 BDT98 (3,000-4,000)

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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	2267	$0.00	EARLY 2ND MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 36606. Cal. .44 WCF. 24-1/4″ rnd bbl, full mag, dovetail 1/2 nickel front sight, replacement checkered side “V” notch sporting rear. Top of bbl is marked “WINCHESTER’S-REPEATING-ARMS.NEW HAVEN.CT./KING’S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29,1866.OCT 16,1860” Standard 2nd model receiver with screwed on rail and checkered thumb print dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered forend with nose cap, uncheckered straight grip stock, steel crescent buttplate with trapdoor. Accompanying firearm is Cody Firearm Museum fact sheet, identifying as round bbl rifle, plain trigger, received in warehouse 8-21-1879 and shipped from warehouse 8-22-1879 on Order No. 16652. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl, mag tube, receiver are all an even silver mixed with gray patina, some minor nicks and dings, but overall very solid. Stock is sound with typical nicks, dings, scratches and carries an open grain oil finish. Forend is sound with usual nicks, dings and scrapes, and carries an open grain oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, descent bore, with scattered shallow pitting. 4-37952 BDT98 (3,000-4,000) 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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