November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2021
Manufactured in 1883. Deluxe pistol grip gun with case hardened frame, lever, and hammer. Blue octagonal barrel with a full-length tube magazine. Shotgun butt with high polish blue finish. British proof marks on rear of the barrel and the front left side of the action. British proofed by the London Proof House. The rear stock has the last 3 serial numbers in the channel, 937. The left side of the lower tang has XXX for triple X wood and the last three serial numbers, 937 S. German silver front sight and a sporting rear sight. The rear sight has been replaced and it comes with the original broken rear sight comes with it. Accompanying this Winchester 1873 Deluxe is a factory letter confirming configuration as well as reception in warehouse March 12, 1883 and shipment from warehouse March 14, 1883, order number 2489. CONDITION: Excellent plus, with nearly all of the original bluing remaining on barrel and magazine tube with light high edge and muzzle wear. Frame and lever show bright original case colors with extremely light scattered freckling on frame, mostly near barrel. Stock and forearm are strong with checkering sharp. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with moderate abrasion and well-defined rifling. REW