GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SHORT RIFLE.WINCHESTER7364040844MODERN; C&RCal 44 WCF (44-40). Standard grade rifle with 20" rnd bbl, full magazine, 1/2 nickel front sight with screw and semi-buckhorn rear sight. Receiver is 3rd type with integral dust cover rail & 3rd type dust cover. Receiver is small bore type with stepped top front edge which is rare in this caliber. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with straight stock and crescent buttplate with trap. Left side of lower tang, under the wood is marked with the assembly number "484". Buttstock & buttplate are unmarked. Very few Winchester rifles were special ordered with shorter than standard bbls. According to The Winchester Book, Madis only 1 of every 450 rifles had special shorter bbls. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain 85-88% strong orig finish with the wear spot near the front sight. Receiver & side plates retain 30-40% dull blue, having been cleaned a long time ago with the possibility of some added finish. Lever & hammer are mostly a dark patina. Buttplate shows faded case colors. Wood is sound and retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are crisp, very bright shiny bore. 51137-7 JRL (3,000-5,000)