GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
FINE WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.WINCHESTER187328842638 WCFCal. 38 WCF (38-40). Standard grade rifle with 24-1/4" oct bbl, full magazine, altered half nickel front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and Lyman combination tang sight. Receiver is small caliber, 3rd type with step in the top front and integral dust cover rail with 3rd type dust cover. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate with trap, containing a 4-pc brass & iron cleaning rod. This rifle was produced in about 1889 when a rifle such as this was an everyday working mans tool. They most often saw hard service under extreme circumstances usually with little or no maintenance and are rarely found today with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-96% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and some thinning over the chamber area at the carry point. Receiver & side plates retain 70-75% glossy orig blue with sharp edge wear, turning silver over the top & bottom edges and thinning on the right front flat at the carry point. Both sides of receiver have some light candy-striping. Hammer retains strong case colors, turned silver on spur. Lever retains faded case colors on the sides, turned silver on outer faces. Forend cap & buttplate are gray patina. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches with the buttstock showing about 65-70% orig finish, and the forearm a hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Cleaning rod is a dark brown patina. 53158-1 JRL (4,500-6,500)