RARE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE 32 CALIBER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SN 103476. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Rare deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, express front sight, special rear sight and vernier tang sight with 2-3/4″ staff. Receiver is third type with milled dust cover rail and is color case hardened. Receiver is small-bore type with stepped top front edge. Mounted with 1-2X second style checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Buttstock & forend cap have sling eyes. An additional special order feature is the nickel finished cartridge carrier in the receiver and sliding trap door in the buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “775”, “X”, “R” and “CF”. Left side of upper tang, under the wood is marked “32”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum research request yellow sheet which identifies this rifle with 1/2 oct bbl, plain trigger & checkered stock; received in warehouse Nov. 17, 1882 and shipped Nov. 20, 1882 to Order #1046. Also accompanied by a copy of the ledger sheet for this rifle. While the 1873 rifle in caliber 32 is not extremely rare, they are very rarely found with color case hardened receiver and in deluxe configuration with special order features. The buttplates on these rifles are almost never found with trapdoors. These small bore rifles were not considered “men’s” guns but were thought of as boy’s or lady’s rifles and usually saw very hard service with poor maintenance and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear; receiver & sideplates retain about 70-75% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, faded toward the front; hammer retains about 90% bright colors and the lever strong case colors on the sides, faded on outer faces; forend cap & buttplate retain most of their faded orig case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory piano varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a couple of small spots of roughness. 4-47923 JR6 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1198

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1198	$25,875.00	RARE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE 32 CALIBER LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 103476. Cal. 32 WCF (32-20). Rare deluxe rifle with 24-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, express front sight, special rear sight and vernier tang sight with 2-3/4″ staff. Receiver is third type with milled dust cover rail and is color case hardened. Receiver is small-bore type with stepped top front edge. Mounted with 1-2X second style checkered forearm and straight stock that has crescent buttplate with trap. Buttstock & forend cap have sling eyes. An additional special order feature is the nickel finished cartridge carrier in the receiver and sliding trap door in the buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under the wood, is marked with the assembly number “775”, “X”, “R” and “CF”. Left side of upper tang, under the wood is marked “32”. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum research request yellow sheet which identifies this rifle with 1/2 oct bbl, plain trigger & checkered stock; received in warehouse Nov. 17, 1882 and shipped Nov. 20, 1882 to Order #1046. Also accompanied by a copy of the ledger sheet for this rifle. While the 1873 rifle in caliber 32 is not extremely rare, they are very rarely found with color case hardened receiver and in deluxe configuration with special order features. The buttplates on these rifles are almost never found with trapdoors. These small bore rifles were not considered “men’s” guns but were thought of as boy’s or lady’s rifles and usually saw very hard service with poor maintenance and are almost never found with high orig finish. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain 95-97% strong orig blue with only light sharp edge wear; receiver & sideplates retain about 70-75% orig case colors, strong in sheltered areas, faded toward the front; hammer retains about 90% bright colors and the lever strong case colors on the sides, faded on outer faces; forend cap & buttplate retain most of their faded orig case colors. Wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains most of its orig factory piano varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with a couple of small spots of roughness. 4-47923 JR6 (30,000-50,000) – Lot 1198 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE EARLY WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 DELUXE 32 CALIBER LEVER ACTION RIFLE.