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1873 Winchester

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:75,000.00 - 125,000.00 USD
1873 Winchester
SOLD
75,000.00USD+ (15,750.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Mar 19 @ 13:43UTC-6 : CST/MDT
1873 Winchester Rifle
Super rare 1873 rifle. 44-40 caliber. Marked "1 of 1000". 28" barrel with checkered stock and thumb print dust cover. Touch of engraving on end of barrel. Side plate and receiver marked "108" which is correct on 1 of 1000 guns. Factory letter confirms this configuration. Pictured in two Winchester books, The Golden Age of American Gunmaking and R.L. Wilson's book The Winchester 1 of 1000. Serial #31269. Factory letter included.
$75,000-125,000
Provenance: Book titled Winchester, The Golden Age of American gunmaking and the Winchester 1 of 1000 by R.L. Wilson to accompany the lot. This gun is featured on page 94 of the book. To also accompany the lot is part of a rare advertising kit from Winchester that they sent to dealers in 1950 to coincide with the release of the movie titled Winchester '73; two-page Winchester promotional letter, a “Wanted” poster, and DVD of Winchester '73 movie. Private Collection, North Platte, NE.