WINCHESTER 1ST MODEL 1873 RIFLE IN 44 WCF

Description:
24 inch octagon barrel chambered in 44 WCF caliber with a bore that has some shine and strong rifling with scattered roughness throughout. Sights include a German silver blade front and sporting rear. Barrel and full length magazine tube are a brown fading to gray. Receiver is also a thinning brown/gray patina. Hammer and trigger are a darker color while the lever is brown. About 30% blue on the loading gate. Crisp functioning action. Walnut stock set is in good condition with some added finish over the scratches and marks. A small crack on the right side of the forearm. Rifle style buttplate with no cleaning rod in the trapdoor. Not a bad looking example of a hard to find First Model Winchester rifle that was made in 1875.

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.

Antique: Yes
Rifle Caliber: .44-40 Winchester

Price: $7,150.00