52

Deluxe Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD
Deluxe Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle
Please read the terms and conditions carefully in regards to shipping and payment. Please contact us before the auction if you have any questions.
Deluxe Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle, #62009, .44-40 cal., 28'' octagonal barrel, blue finish, case hardened frame, 2X checkered straight stock, standard crescent steel buttplate with trap for rod. Top of barrel is spuriously marked ''One of One Thousand''. Cody Firearms Information Sheet states shipped from the warehouse on Nov. 27, 1880, Order number 23138. Condition is good as modified. Barrel and mag tube retain approx. 10%-20% thinning blue finish. Front sight has been replaced with a brass blade. Case hardened frame with sharp edges, with case colors in protected areas near sideplate. Stock and forend show nice figure, loss at heel of buttplate. Buttstock with moderate to heavy flattening of checks, crack to left side near upper tang. Forend with 1.5'' loss to right side and 5/8'' loss to left side at cap; dustcover is missing as well. Lower tang has cracked and been repaired once, and has since cracked again slightly affecting hammer action. Bore is very good with just light pitting but well defined lands and grooves. Est.: $2,000-$3,000. (Antique)