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LOT 48 Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Saddle Ring Carbine in .38-40 W.C.F. - Serial no. 676735B, 38 WCF cal., 20 inch round bbl., blue finish, gumwood stock. Manufactured in 1910 as a Third Model with integral dust cover rail on top of the receiver and dust cover with serrations at the rear. The top of the barrel is marked with the standard two-line address/King’s patent marking and the caliber marking. The upper tang has the three-line model and trademark information, while the lower tang has the serial number. It is fitted with a block blade front sight, folding ladder rear sight, and a saddle ring on the left of the receiver. It is mounted with a smooth forearm and straight grip stock with a carbine buttplate. CONDITION: Very good plus, retains 30% plus of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina and some scattered patches of very light surface pitting. The refinished wood is also very good with some scattered minor dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 49 Antique Colt Medium Frame Lightning Slide Action Rifle - Serial no. 70753, 38 WCF cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1893 with the standard two-line address/patent marking and caliber designation on the top of the barrel. The Rampant Colt is marked on the left of the frame, and the serial number is on the lower tang. It is fitted with German silver blade front and elevation adjustable notch rear sights. Mounted with a multipoint checkered slide handle and smooth straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate. CONDITION: Fine, retains 60% of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to mostly a smooth grey patina and some scattered small patches of light surface pitting. The wood is very fine with a few scattered light handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
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Documented Colt Model 1878 Double Action “Sheriffs Model/Storekeeper” Revolver with Desirable 4 Inch Barrel and Factory Letter - Serial no. 51175, 45 LC cal., 4 inch round bbl., blue finish, hard rubber grips. Designed by
William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff, Colt’s factory manager and Superintendent of Engineering, the Model 1878 revolver was intended to be a double action alternative to Colt’s legendary Single Action Army revolver. With 51,210 being produced (This example 51175, 45 numbers from the last number!), the 1878 was never nearly as popular as its single action cousin, however, there were still many that favored it in the west for its firepower. This example was manufactured in 1905 and has the standard two-line address marked on top of the barrel desirable 4 inch barrel and the caliber marking on the left. There is a circled Rampant Colt marked on the left of the frame. There is a blade front sight at the muzzle and a sighting groove in the top of the frame. It is fitted with a pair of checkered hard rubber grips with Rampant Colts in ovals at the top of each panel. The included factory letter confirms the current configuration (grips not listed) as well as shipment to Charles J. Godfrey, a prominent distributor in New York.
CONDITION: Very good, retains 30% of the original blue finish with the balance having thinned to a smooth grey patina, typical of a holstered and well-traveled
revolver. The faded grips are also very good and show the light wear of having spent plenty of time in the hand of a previous owner, with most of the checkering remaining well-defined. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
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