November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2021
1890 vintage Winchester Model 1873 lever action rifle, serial number 331903B. 24" octagon barrel chambered in .44 Winchester Centerfire (.44-40 WCF) with full-length magazine tube, standard rifle rear sight, and brass blade front. Left side plate is marked "67" / "Atlanta Police". Accompanying this Atlanta Police marked 1873 is a factory letter confirming configuration and that this gun was part of a shipment that occurred February 24, 1890 in which an estimated 125 rifles consecutively marked on the left sideplate in the same manner as this rifle were sent to the Atlanta Police Department between 1889-1890. 2-piece plain walnut stock and forearm with rifle forearm cap and rifle buttplate with storage compartment complete with period 4 piece full-length metal cleaning rod. CONDITION: Excellent for its age with a majority of the original bluing remaining on barrel and magazine tube with wear at high edges and patina forming and mixing with the blue throughout. Receiver is very good with a slight majority of the bright original bluing remaining with the balance turned a brown-blue patina. Stock and forearm are very good with handling marks throughout and wear-related finish loss at forearm. Small crack measuring approximately 1" near toe of stock. Action is tight. Bore is clean with age-related frosting throughout with strong rifling remaining. An exceptional example of an extremely rare Winchester 1873 complete with factory letter. TON
Paperwork
RIA Write Up, Factory Letter