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FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH TACKED DESIGN.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD
FIRST MODEL WINCHESTER 1873 SADDLE RING CARBINE WITH TACKED DESIGN.
SN 13880. Cal. .44WCF. 20" rnd bbl, full mag, front sight integral with bbl band, one leaf rear sight with retaining spring and top retaining screw. Top of bbl is marked "WINCHESTER'S -REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN. CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENT-MARCH 29. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860". Later First Model receiver, mortised dustcover with checkered thumbprint, staple and ring on left side, mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate with trapdoor housing two polished pebbles of unknown origin. Gun was not disassembled for other markings but appears orig as presented showing hard use as most first model Winchester carbines of this pattern. CONDITION: Good overall. Metal is gray/brown overall with pitting. Gun is very worn. Appears mostly orig with a braised added 1" piece of metal on bottom of trigger guard where broken and added swing swivel and ring. Stocks are highly weathered and worn with about 1/2 of the forestock "weathered" away exposing magazine tube in areas. Buttstock also is missing 90% of its orig surface and tacked studs appear applied after this erosion. Mechanically gun functions partially and thumb print dustcover will not fully lock when opened and come off. Bore still shows discernible rifling with much rust and pitting. 4-49393 JS210