GUN FALL 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/4/2016
WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE. WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 SRC 15297 44 WCF Cal. 44WCF. 20" bbl. Full magazine. Standard carbine sights. Blue finish. Saddle ring attached. Straight grain American walnut stocks with carbine butt. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl and magazine are a gray-brown patina overall, with sharp bbl marking. Bbl bands are replacements. Rear sight is bent. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Receiver is gray-brown patina overall. Dust cover is a replacement. Elevator has a mustard patina and some small dents. Upper tang mark is sharp. SN has been re-cut. Stocks are good, under-sized, and have been cleaned with dents and scratches overall with 1 chip missing near buttplate. Carbine buttplate is a silver-gray patina. A good representative example of a 1st Model 73 Carbine made in 1876. 50994-15 TEP (3,000-6,000)