WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SHORT RIFLE WITH FACTORY

LETTER. Cal. 38 WCF. S# 187599B (1885). The 21 -1/4" octagon barrel marked with Winchester and King's Improvement at top center is fitted with flip over rear and German silver blade front sights. Magazine is full length. Standard 3rd model action is complete with dust cover. Cartridge lifter is marked "38 CAL". Top tang is marked "Model 1873". S# is on straight bottom tang. Walnut stocks are fitted with crescent buttplate with trap. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Winchester factory letter (does not specify barrel length). CONDITION: good. Barrel and magazine present overall brown with gray highlights. Action cleaned to pewter gray with heavy pitting and marks overall. Stocks with old refinish and have many marks and dings. Bore is poor, rifling evident, pitted overall with some scattered deep pits. Mechanically good. 01-29612/MGM). ANTIQUE. $1,200-1,800.