#4937 Winchester 1873 OBFMCB standard Sporting Rifle, 32WCF (32/20)
Guns International #: 100461859 Seller's Inventory #: #4937
Category: Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever - Winchester Rifles - Model 1873
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 35
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#4937 Winchester 1873 OBFMCB standard Sporting Rifle, 32WCF (32/20) with typically crappy dark bore that resembles something between a sewer pipe and a freshly plowed field. Barely about a 3 on a scale of 10. Probably the best than can be said is that I can actually see some light when I look through it!! Seems most of these 32 and 22caliber Winchester ‘73s generally do have crummy bores because they were usually “kids guns” …and in many cases (most cases!) there just were no good small bore cleaning rods available in the early days for those small caliber guns. Consequently, they weren’t cleaned and the highly corrosive black powder would just stay in the bore and eat up the rifling. Manufactured in 1884 (160XXX), this rifle has a very decent O/A exterior condition (it even has some pretty good thin traces of original blue!) and it would be a very good candidate for a reline or perhaps a rebore to a 38Special. It has an overall smooth thin brown on the smooth metal, good address and markings, and has no serious blems aside of some minor bumps and dings. The wood is VG-VG+ with no mentionable slivers or dents aside of the one sliver shown at the top left side tang, and the wood fits flush to the metal. All-in-all, a well above average 130-year old Winchester with the exception of the rough bore. $1545
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes