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Lot 127
High Condition Antique Winchester 1873 38 WCF Lever Action Rifle W/ Letter
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
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Serial: 192476
Manufacturer: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (c. 1885)
Model: 1873 (Third Model)
Caliber: 38 WCF
Barrel length: 24 in.
OAL: 43.25 in.
Condition: Very Good-Antique; wood stock & forend have moderate wear & patina commensurate w/ age; some dings in both the stock & forend w/ chip on left wrist; barrel & forend retain approx. 85+% of the factory blue finish w/ some gray/brown patina showing through & light wear/rust spots; receiver retains approx. 80% of factory blue finish w/ most of the wear on the raised panels; some gray/brown patina showing through w/ light rust; pitting on right receiver plate; some case colors remain on the hammer & sides of the lever; buttplate has very faint case colors w/ mostly gray patina & rust; bore retains some brightness, but has some pitting scattered w/ worn rifling; mechanically very good w/ strong action
Includes: Letter from Cody Firearms Museum shipping it on October 23, 1885, to an unlisted address; no cleaning rod in butt compartmentÂ
Provenance: Property from the collection of the late Marshall E. Kuykendall, of the former 101 Ranch in Hays County.
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Manufacturer: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. (c. 1885)
Model: 1873 (Third Model)
Caliber: 38 WCF
Barrel length: 24 in.
OAL: 43.25 in.
Condition: Very Good-Antique; wood stock & forend have moderate wear & patina commensurate w/ age; some dings in both the stock & forend w/ chip on left wrist; barrel & forend retain approx. 85+% of the factory blue finish w/ some gray/brown patina showing through & light wear/rust spots; receiver retains approx. 80% of factory blue finish w/ most of the wear on the raised panels; some gray/brown patina showing through w/ light rust; pitting on right receiver plate; some case colors remain on the hammer & sides of the lever; buttplate has very faint case colors w/ mostly gray patina & rust; bore retains some brightness, but has some pitting scattered w/ worn rifling; mechanically very good w/ strong action
Includes: Letter from Cody Firearms Museum shipping it on October 23, 1885, to an unlisted address; no cleaning rod in butt compartmentÂ
Provenance: Property from the collection of the late Marshall E. Kuykendall, of the former 101 Ranch in Hays County.
No FFL NICS Check Required
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