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billsf100 · January 11, 2011, 10:07 PM

A friend of mine has offered to sell me an 1873 that was passed down to him.
He said for me to make him an offer. It is by far the best looking blued 1873 I have ever seen. It looks too good. I had Cody firearms museum research the gun for me and their records show the rifle is correct. 32wcf, oct bbl, shipped in 1887. The inside of the bbl shows strong rifling, light frosting. The stock and forearm have normal wear, scratches and a few bruises. The part that makes no sense is the metal looks like a new gun. No burred screw heads, no rust, perfect lettering and numbers. It has to have been reblued at some point in its life. It even has the dustcover. The patina on all brass on the gun is as it should be, no one buffed or polished it. Since it must be a reblue, but a beautiful one, what is a fair price?

January 11, 2011, 10:07 PM	#1
billsf100 Junior Member Join Date: January 11, 2011 Posts: 7	Winchester 1873 lever gun. A friend of mine has offered to sell me an 1873 that was passed down to him. He said for me to make him an offer. It is by far the best looking blued 1873 I have ever seen. It looks too good. I had Cody firearms museum research the gun for me and their records show the rifle is correct. 32wcf, oct bbl, shipped in 1887. The inside of the bbl shows strong rifling, light frosting. The stock and forearm have normal wear, scratches and a few bruises. The part that makes no sense is the metal looks like a new gun. No burred screw heads, no rust, perfect lettering and numbers. It has to have been reblued at some point in its life. It even has the dustcover. The patina on all brass on the gun is as it should be, no one buffed or polished it. Since it must be a reblue, but a beautiful one, what is a fair price? Last edited by billsf100; January 11, 2011 at 10:20 PM.