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*Sale Pending* - VERY INTERESTING WINCHESTER FIRST MODEL DELUXE 1873 RIFLE IN 44 WCF
Guns International #: 102112593 Seller's Inventory #: W3558
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1873 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever
Seller's Information
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Seller: LeRoy Merz Antique Guns
Company: Merz Antique Guns
Member Since: 10/27/09
First Name: LeRoy
Last Name: Merz
State: Minnesota
Zip: 56538-0494
Country: United States
Phone: (218) 739-3255
Fax: (218) 739-4599
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 875
Total Number of Listings: 62196
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Money orders, cashier or personal checks
Description:
Features 26 inch octagon barrel and full length mag tube. Correct Winchester sights include a German silver blade front and sporting rear as well as a thick base tang sight with 4 inch staff. Barrel has a plum/brown color with sharp corners and good markings. Mag tube has a good amount of blue turning plum. Casehardened receiver is in fine condition with sharp corners and thumbprint dust cover. Set trigger and crescent rifle style buttplate. Also features the early checkered wood with the heavy lines found on the first model. Retains a considerable amount of original finish with just a few mars and dings. All matching numbers. A very interesting gun. Serial number 14700 is a few numbers away from 3 others that are identical to this gun with the exception being they are 1 of 1,000's. They all have 26 inch barrels being unusual since they generally have 28 or 30 inch barrels if they are doing extra length. 26 inch barrels are quite scarce. I believe this gun was intended to be a 1 of 1,000 and perhaps they just didn't get an order for it. Who knows? This is a decent 73 with some interesting facts. Complete with a Factory Letter.
Leroy Merz Antique Firearms specializes in antique and vintage Winchesters and other fine American firearms. Since 1965 Mr. Merz has taken part in the world of firearms and has been a contributor to many well known reference books. We have hundreds of additional guns in every price range at our home online. Search for Merz Antiques in google.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .44-40 Winchester