SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 30237. Early 2nd model rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, altered Rocky Mountain front sight & early, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Dust cover rail is screwed on & the dust cover has an impressed checkered thumbprint. Wood is very highly figured flame grain walnut with early style checkered forearm & straight grip stock with crescent buttplate & trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is marked “XX771”. Top tang channel in stock is marked “743”, which number also appears inside toe of buttplate. Buttplate is nickel-plated on this replacement stock. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% blue under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% thin orig case colors under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Lever retains about 50% case colors and the hammer about 90%-faded colors. Buttplate has turned silver. Forend cap retains about 95% bright case colors. Stock was repaired back of the top tang & there has been extensive internal repairs with one small spot of fill showing by crack, otherwise the wood is sound and also has a heavy coating of old dried oil. This rifle should clean extremely well and should have a lovely finish on metal and wood once the dried oil is completely cleared away. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with light pitting. 4-55643 JR609 (7,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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
	346A.	$8,625.00	SPECIAL ORDER DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 44 WCF (44-40). SN 30237. Early 2nd model rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, button magazine, altered Rocky Mountain front sight & early, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Dust cover rail is screwed on & the dust cover has an impressed checkered thumbprint. Wood is very highly figured flame grain walnut with early style checkered forearm & straight grip stock with crescent buttplate & trap. Left side of lower tang under wood is marked “XX771”. Top tang channel in stock is marked “743”, which number also appears inside toe of buttplate. Buttplate is nickel-plated on this replacement stock. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% blue under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Receiver & sideplates retain 60-70% thin orig case colors under a heavy coating of old dried oil. Lever retains about 50% case colors and the hammer about 90%-faded colors. Buttplate has turned silver. Forend cap retains about 95% bright case colors. Stock was repaired back of the top tang & there has been extensive internal repairs with one small spot of fill showing by crack, otherwise the wood is sound and also has a heavy coating of old dried oil. This rifle should clean extremely well and should have a lovely finish on metal and wood once the dried oil is completely cleared away. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with light pitting. 4-55643 JR609 (7,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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