DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 38WCF (38-40). Fine deluxe rifle with special order 26” oct bbl, full magazine, checkered forearm and black insert pistol grip stock, crescent buttplate with trap. Bbl has Lyman front sight, 3-leaf carbine style express sight and Lyman loop style tang sight. Receiver is case colored. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle with shipment date of June 23rd 1883. SN 107942. CONDITION: Bbl retains about 90% original blue with an area turning brown about midpoint. Magazine tube is mostly a plum-brown with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 10% case colors, mostly on the left side with the balance turned silver mixed with scattered rust spotting. Stock has a hairline crack on back of the top tang and retains about 80% of a fine old refinish. There is a scratch on the forearm, otherwise the wood has light nicks, scratches and dings with a pattern of bruises on the buttstock. Bright shiny bore. 4-48801 JR608 (6,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2003

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
	890	$0.00	DELUXE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 38WCF (38-40). Fine deluxe rifle with special order 26” oct bbl, full magazine, checkered forearm and black insert pistol grip stock, crescent buttplate with trap. Bbl has Lyman front sight, 3-leaf carbine style express sight and Lyman loop style tang sight. Receiver is case colored. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter identifying this rifle with shipment date of June 23rd 1883. SN 107942. CONDITION: Bbl retains about 90% original blue with an area turning brown about midpoint. Magazine tube is mostly a plum-brown with blue in sheltered areas. Receiver retains about 10% case colors, mostly on the left side with the balance turned silver mixed with scattered rust spotting. Stock has a hairline crack on back of the top tang and retains about 80% of a fine old refinish. There is a scratch on the forearm, otherwise the wood has light nicks, scratches and dings with a pattern of bruises on the buttstock. Bright shiny bore. 4-48801 JR608 (6,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2003 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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