Winchester Model 1873 Deluxe Rifle

Description:

Winchester Model 1873 Deluxe Rifle, c. 1889, serial number 308828, .32 caliber, walnut stock with checkered wrist and forend, peep sight, case hardened receiver, octagonal barrel marked on the top "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING ARMS . NEW HAVEN. CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866, OCTOBER 16, 1860," and engraved "Joseph Lipari. Texarkana, Texas.," barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 43 in.

Provenance: The collection of David F. Post.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

A few light dings and nicks in the stock, the barrel retains most of its blue except some of the high spots on the barrel, and the gun functions properly. The bore is good with some light pitting.


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