DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 135098. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has highly figured center crotch cut American walnut wood with “H” style checkered forearm and straight grip with smooth steel shotgun butt. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum yellow sheet fully identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on October 13, 1883. Letter indicates checkered pistol grip vs. the present straight grip. Left side of the lower tang under the wood is stamped with three “X”‘s, the assembly number “5077” and the caliber “32”. This assembly number appears inside the top tang channel of the buttstock & again inside the toe of the buttplate indicating that this stock is orig to the rifle and not a replacement. Obviously, a mistake in the records. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-97% strong bright orig blue. Receiver retains 40-50% orig case colors, strong & bright on the right side, more muted on the left side with the balance a smooth plum patina. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Buttplate retains 92-94% bright orig blue. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with one little area of light surface rust about mid-point. 4-54569 JR752 (12,500-17,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	4153	$10,925.00	DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). SN 135098. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl, button magazine, half-nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. It has highly figured center crotch cut American walnut wood with “H” style checkered forearm and straight grip with smooth steel shotgun butt. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum yellow sheet fully identifying this rifle and indicating shipment on October 13, 1883. Letter indicates checkered pistol grip vs. the present straight grip. Left side of the lower tang under the wood is stamped with three “X”‘s, the assembly number “5077” and the caliber “32”. This assembly number appears inside the top tang channel of the buttstock & again inside the toe of the buttplate indicating that this stock is orig to the rifle and not a replacement. Obviously, a mistake in the records. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-97% strong bright orig blue. Receiver retains 40-50% orig case colors, strong & bright on the right side, more muted on the left side with the balance a smooth plum patina. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches and retains most of a fine professionally restored finish. Buttplate retains 92-94% bright orig blue. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with one little area of light surface rust about mid-point. 4-54569 JR752 (12,500-17,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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