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So would I. Too late to have been at the Little Bighorn, but maybe The Rifleman’s first “sidearm,” before he invented his famous rapid-fire lever? Probably not, though its condition does resemble a typical Hollywood “prop gun.” I like it, especially the scabbard, but pledge not to compete against anyone else in the bidding.
I think it’s really cool. I love stuff like this. Looks like it has been there and done that. If only it could talk. Not sure why, but they were very careful to block out the serial number. Makes no sense to me. It was certainly a full nickel carbine, at one time. Second models with this much wear, are very intriguing to me. Could have seen service along the Mexican border, during the Apache wars.
Break out ath shot glasses and make sure that “GRAMPS’ here is modified ccardingly and let the the tales flow!
Nickles plated(?), rawhide binding and brass wire wrappings, there are tales to be recorded.
Maybe Cody and ID were shipped first occurred??
Does the butt seem to be up-side down???
jhrothWA said
Does the butt seem to be up-side down???
Not up-side down, just chopped-off in a way that indicates firing from the shoulder was not anticipated. Even someone with a short or atrophied right arm like Kaiser Bill, or a midget, would not enjoy having that sharp reverse angle of the butt against their shoulder, I don’t think!
I can see it in the hands of a Western movie actor, or a performer in one of the several “wild-west” shows touring the country long after Indian-fighting was over, but not as serving any “practical” purpose like hunting.
Those wrappings are string not brass wire. A nice stage prop made from a old Winchester which did have stories.
Vince
Southern Oregon
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Vince said
Those wrappings are string not brass wire. A nice stage prop made from a old Winchester which did have stories.
That is wire not string. Look close at how the ends are twisted. You can’t do that with string.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
The sight doesn’t belong, but the rest of the gun looks used and abused, Mexico makes sense. T/R
At first I thought it was wire because someone said so and I did not look close. Then when someone said it was string, I looked close and saw that it is twisted so I thought, yeah, string. Then someone said it’s wire because the ends look like something string won’t do. So I looked again. Quite frankly, I don’t know. But if it is wire, it is twisted (i.e. multi-strand) wire because whatever is on that carbine is multi-strand, twisted.
When I blow up the photos I lose clarity on the ends and can’t tell much. My five cents. 
1873man said
That is wire not string. Look close at how the ends are twisted. You can’t do that with string.
Bob
Bob,
If that rifle were in an 80% ish condition, what’s a ball park # on price. Can’t be a whole lot of full nickel SRC’s out there.
Erin
Erin Grivicich said
Bob,
If that rifle were in an 80% ish condition, what’s a ball park # on price.
Erin
I have a 66 full nickel src that I’ve been told anywhere from $12k to $18k. I don’t know what % condition it is (better than this 73 though) or ratios of production vs 73. Don’t know if that helps.
I like guns like this and I would bid if it were a rifle, OBFMCB.
Huck Riley said
At first I thought it was wire because someone said so and I did not look close. Then when someone said it was string, I looked close and saw that it is twisted so I thought, yeah, string. Then someone said it’s wire because the ends look like something string won’t do. So I looked again. Quite frankly, I don’t know. But if it is wire, it is twisted (i.e. multi-strand) wire because whatever is on that carbine is multi-strand, twisted.When I blow up the photos I lose clarity on the ends and can’t tell much. My five cents.
I Guaranty you its solid wire. You can’t twist string together and have it hold. I see where its been twisted and in one place its was bent in a U and cut
Erin Grivicich said
Bob,
If that rifle were in an 80% ish condition, what’s a ball park # on price. Can’t be a whole lot of full nickel SRC’s out there.
Erin
If it was completely in original condition at about 80% your looking at 10k to 14k in the current market. Nickel guns can have a wide range in price even if they are graded at the same percentage of condition since you can have a 80% nice looking nickel gun and a 80% ugly looking nickel gun just on how the nickel has aged and flaked. Of the all the carbines only 8% are full nickel from what I’ve seen.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Sale price of $1,100
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