GUN SPRING 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2017
SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER1873146168A38WCFCal 38 WCF (38-40). Standard grade rifle with special order 26" oct bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is small bore type with stepped top front. Carrier appears to be gold washed. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate that has a trap. Accompanied by a box of U.S. Cartridge Co. caliber 38-40 ammunition. Box has square corners with a blue & black label marked "For Winchester Rifle Model 1873". Box contains 48 orig rounds of ammunition and 2 new un-primed empty cases. This rifle was produced in about 1884 when the west was still wild and carrying a firearm was a daily way of life. Firearms of that era usually saw continuous hard service usually under very adverse conditions often with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl retains 85-88% orig blue, strong in sheltered areas thinning elsewhere. Magazine tube retains 75-80% orig finish turning brown. Receiver & side plates retain about 85-88% strong orig blue with some candy striping on the side plates and showing wear with thin blue over the top & bottom at the carry point. Carrier retains most of its orig gold wash. Lever & hammer retain faded case colors. Buttstock has a couple of gouges on the left side with light nicks & scratches, otherwise wood is sound and overall retains traces of orig finish being mostly a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Box has had the label cut open on 3 sides with the rear side label intact. Box shows light soil with a full & complete top label. Cartridges are crisp & clean. 51570-5 JRL (4,000-5,000)