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WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
WINCHESTER 1873 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.
Cal. 44. S# 59562. Bbl. 24" 1/2 oct. Dovetail half nickel front & dovetail adj. rear. Tang has adj. flip up peep sight. Uncheckered forend. Uncheckered straight grip stock w/ steel crescent buttplate which contains 4 piece cleaning rod w/ brass tip. 1/2 Mag. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Cody Firearms Museum factory letter providing the following information "Type: Rifle / Barrel Type: 1/2 Octagon / Trigger: Plain / 1/2 Magazine / Received in warehouse on September 18,1880 / Shipped from warehouse on September 18, 1880, Order number 21905". CONDITION: bbl. has original blue, thinning in chamber area, sharp edges of oct. & at the transition of oct. to rnd. Receiver has darkening original blue w/ wear on sharp edges. Forend has hand worn original finish w/ handling marks. Bore is dark w/ moderate scattered pitting. (01-17888/BT). ANTIQUE. $3,500-5,000.