Lot 623
Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle in 44-40 Caliber
Sold for
$4,600
This lot has been sold.
Details
- Type
- Lever Action
- Genre
- Rifle
- Brand
- Winchester
- Condition
- Collector quality gun with 80%+ original blue with some light freckling and edge wear. Frame showing some areas turning plum and silver with surface oxidation. Wood has 80% original varnish with handling marks and some bruises with buttstock lightly cleaned and some added linseed oil. Sharp rifling with pitted bore with crisp mechanics.
- Year
- 1910
- Model
- 1873
- Caliber
- 44-40
- Ffl Status
- Curio & Relic
- Barrel Length
- 26"
- Serial Number
- 633944B
Description
Made in 1910 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Blued 26" octagon rifled barrel with King's Improvement two line Winchester Address with Winchester Proofmark and .44 W.C.F. caliber markings at breech. Blued full tubular magazine. Standard 22 G rear sight with Lyman blade front sight. Blued third model solid frame receiver with plain trigger. Tang fitted with Lyman tang sight. Walnut standard butt with crescent steel buttplate with cleaning rod trap with standard walnut forearm with blued nosecap. Comes with Cody Research stating serial number application and that it was shipped to Louis Hoffman Hardware of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Provenance: Winchester Author Artur Pirkle Family Collection