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Winchester 1873, 1st Model

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Long Guns - Rifles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Winchester 1873, 1st Model
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S/N 2224, .44-40 caliber, 24 inch octagon barrel. Metal is silver gray to plum overall, crescent butt wood, some screws replaced, lever catch replaced, original early buckhorn sight has had its “ears lowered.” Has what appears to be tack holes around the butt plate, on forearm and on right side of butt, roughly carved “U P” on left of stock, 1874.
Condition: Bore is dark with strong rifling, stock has shrunk slightly, has a chip at the tip of the butt plate tang, fore arm has wood missing along the barrel on both sides, dust cover missing, sight elevator missing, lever is a little loose, very good markings, very good mechanically.

Provenance: From the Estate of Thomas W. Lorimer.