FINE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

FINE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 61362. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Rare special order deluxe rifle with 22″ oct to rnd bbl, blade front sight and 4-leaf express rear sight dovetailed into top flat, graduated 50-200 yards. Top flat is matted and rear 1-1/2” of dust cover rail is also matted. There are two screw holes in dust cover rail, one without a screw. It has an unusual tang sight. Three of receiver screws have engraved rosettes around them and bbl & receiver have British proofs. Left top flat, at front end of octagonal section, is engraved “FOR 38 WINCHESTER 1873 SMOKELESS CARTRIDGES” and right flat “J. BURROW, 116 FISHGATE. PRESTON”. Mounted with about 2-3X checkered American walnut with early style checkered forearm and horn fleur-de-lis insert grip with smooth steel shotgun butt. Bottom front edges of stock, at receiver & bottom tang, have sections of wood fill. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with the exception of matted bbl. It indicates shipment 23 September 1880, returned & repaired 20 August 1881. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 85-90% strong blue, probably applied after engraving. Receiver has silvered case colors with fine light pitting. Forearm has a grain check on left side and a repaired splinter on left side with a chip missing from right front edge of bbl channel and another replaced splinter at top right rear edge. Buttstock has an area of woodfill by top tang and overall wood retains a very fine professionally restored finish with minor handling, use & storage marks. Dust cover is a replacement. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-32884 JR89 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	2407	$9,200.00	FINE SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 61362. Cal. 38 WCF (38-40). Rare special order deluxe rifle with 22″ oct to rnd bbl, blade front sight and 4-leaf express rear sight dovetailed into top flat, graduated 50-200 yards. Top flat is matted and rear 1-1/2” of dust cover rail is also matted. There are two screw holes in dust cover rail, one without a screw. It has an unusual tang sight. Three of receiver screws have engraved rosettes around them and bbl & receiver have British proofs. Left top flat, at front end of octagonal section, is engraved “FOR 38 WINCHESTER 1873 SMOKELESS CARTRIDGES” and right flat “J. BURROW, 116 FISHGATE. PRESTON”. Mounted with about 2-3X checkered American walnut with early style checkered forearm and horn fleur-de-lis insert grip with smooth steel shotgun butt. Bottom front edges of stock, at receiver & bottom tang, have sections of wood fill. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with the exception of matted bbl. It indicates shipment 23 September 1880, returned & repaired 20 August 1881. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 85-90% strong blue, probably applied after engraving. Receiver has silvered case colors with fine light pitting. Forearm has a grain check on left side and a repaired splinter on left side with a chip missing from right front edge of bbl channel and another replaced splinter at top right rear edge. Buttstock has an area of woodfill by top tang and overall wood retains a very fine professionally restored finish with minor handling, use & storage marks. Dust cover is a replacement. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered fine pitting. 4-32884 JR89 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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