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Category - Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever - Winchester Rifles - Model 1873

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Winchester Rifles - Antique Lever
Winchester Rifles - Model 1873

Winchester 1873 .32 WCF – 1889, HIGH FACTORY CONDITION, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs:  Winchester, 1889, .32 WCF, 8lbs. 9oz., LOP 12 3/4″
Serial Number:  304517B

It is not often you find an antique Winchester Model 1873 rifle with nearly all the factory finish remaining on the wood and metal.  Here we have such a gun, a Winchester Model 1873 rifle, 3rd Model, in .32 WCF chambering built approximately 1889 that still retains 97% dark factory original blue on the barrel, magazine tube, and action, 80% original factory case color on the lever and hammer, and 90% original factory varnish on the wood.  The crescent steel buttplate retains about 90% mottled and thinning case color as well.  The bore is bright with strong continuous rifling from muzzle to breech, with light pitting throughout.  I would rate the bore as a 7.5 on a scale of 10 which is excellent for a black powder rifle 136 years old.  The rifle is equipped with Winchester factory correct sling swivels, Lyman No. 4 front sight with ivory bead, a blank in the dovetail for rear sight, and a Lyman No. 1 tang mounted peep sight in the rear.  The .32 WCF cartridge pairing was known to be very accurate and was popular for both game and protection in the wild areas of the country still being developed in 1889.  The traveler or cowboy could have one bag of cartridges to feed his handgun and his rifle making things easier in an era where there were no stores or towns.  The mechanics are superb and the screws are all in excellent shape.  The wood has a few light handling marks but is in overall excellent shape with no cracks or repairs and the wood-to-metal fit is perfect and tight all the way around.  It would be hard to find a better example of an antique Model 1873 at anywhere near the price we are offering this gun.  Please review the photos closely and see for yourself the quality of factory finish remaining on this gun.  Our photos are some of the best on the internet and allow you to see what your are buying clearly so there are no surprises when the gun arrives.  Thanks for looking!


Barrels
Barrel Length:   24″
Bores:   great bore, strong rifling, shiny, 7.5 of 10
% Blue:   97% dark factory blue
Chambers:   15
Sights:  Lyman No. 4 Ivory front; Lyman No. 1 tang peep; blank in dovetail

Action
Action:  lever; 80% case color on lever and hammer
Extractors
Receiver Condition:   97% factory blue
Screws:   excellent
Trigger Type:   single-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   lever and hammer 80% case color

Stock
Type:   straight; plain straight grain
LOP:   12 3/4″
LOP To End Of Wood:   12 5/8″
Butt Treatment:   crescent steel rifle buttplate


INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc

Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: AZ, FL, GA, MI, MO, PA, TX
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $195.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: No. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

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Rifle Caliber: .32-20 Winchester