#4915 Winchester 1873 OBFMCB, 44WCF, mfg’d 1891 (367XXX)
Guns International #: 100524758 Seller's Inventory #: #4915
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:
#4915 Winchester 1873 OBFMCB, 44WCF, mfg’d 1891 (367XXX) with standard 24” length barrel. Very good bore, at least a 7 on a scale of 10 and looks like it will clean a lot better yet. It does still look VERY shootable, although admittedly I have not shot it myself and neither did the former owner. The exterior has an even freckle brown “attic found” patina with scattered light crustiness build-up and light pitting which is hardly mentionable. The metal is so crisp that it’s a great temptation to clean it with some bronze wool and light oil. But to do this would eliminate a lot of collectors who like this dry, natural, untouched barn-found appearance, so I’ll leave it to the buyer to decide whether to clean 100+ years of age off this gun. It also has very, VERY decent wood with no serious blems or flaws and which has considerable grain and appears to be at least a 1X deluxe wood …possibly 2X. Standard open sights and trigger. This gun was no doubt little used and then very clearly left in a fairly well protected environment until some recent change caused it to get the overall thin rust…but it is an exceptionall decent ’73. There are lots of pictures of this neat old gun, twenty-one in all, so if they all do not load up, be sure to e-mail me and I’ll forward them along to you. VG $2450
SOLD
Antique: Yes