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Scarce Winchester Model 1873 1st Model Rifle w/ Set Trigger
Guns International #: 102163492 Seller's Inventory #: 44129
Category: Winchester Rifles - Model 1873 - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1393
Total Number of Listings: 25219
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #14475, .44 WCF (.44-40), 24" octagon barrel with a fair bore that has fairly strong rifling and a few areas of moderate - deap pitting. It may clean up a little better. This is an 1877-made rifle, that has an overall plum-brown patina with some dull gray on the high edges and projections, as well as areas of moderate pitting scattered about the barrel. Magazine, frame, and lever. The correct, unmarked cartridge lifter has an overall yellow-ochre tarnish, and the "thumbprint" dustcover slides loosely. The lever is somewhat bent downwards, and the action hangs up about 2/3 of the way open. You have to manually push the lifter down to close the action. This is probably why the lever is bent. The smooth walnut forend and buttstock have numerous handling marks and bruises throughout. The crescent buttplate has heavy pitting with areas of brown oxidation, and the stock compartment is empty. The set trigger works as it should. The accompanying 2022-dated Cody Firearms Data Sheet specifies that the rifle was received in the warehouse on January 31, 1877, and shipped out on July 11 of the same year. This is an all original example of a very early production Model 1873 Winchester, and would make a great addition to any collection. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Winchester
Model: 1873
Caliber Info: .44-40
Gauge Info: .44-40