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This one along with some other guns came into my local shop from a house the was being cleaned out. It appears to be an all correct model 1873 Rifle in 32-20 about 70 percent blue remaining. It dates to 1890. Other then the idiot marks from Bubba trying to remove the barrel the gun is very nice with no pitting and nice straight screw slots. Anyone see anything wrong with it.
THIS ALL STARTED WITH JUST ONE GUN!
Nothing wrong with it beside what bubba did. Looks like the whole gun was apart and all the original grime was removed from all the screws and joints. It probably looked pretty nice before that.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Old Guns said
Other then the idiot marks from Bubba trying to remove the barrel the gun is very nice with no pitting and nice straight screw slots.
Damn, but that’s sickening to see on what’s otherwise such a clean gun! Previous owners obviously took good care of it, until it fell into the hands of Bubba the Blithering Idiot. And yet there are always some who’ll leap to the defense of such idiots: “it was HIS gun and he had the right to do as he pleased.”
Nice looking rifle regardless of the monkey wrenching. Heaven forbid bubba slight us like that. 
Hopefully the bore looks as good a condition as the outside to make a good shooter.
1892takedown @sbcglobal.net ......NRA Endowment Life Member.....WACA Member
"God is great.....beer is good.....and people are crazy"... Billy Currington
The bore is bright but it does have pitting. The gun had to completely stripped and cleaned as it was filthy inside. It had black powder residue still in the bore and internals. The outside had light rust that came off quite easily. Some guns you can just wipe down and others have to be cleaned. A lot of the guns I come by are from estates or the owners just got a bit to old. Many of the guns have been sitting in the houses for 50 plus years with no attention. The other gun gun I bought from this lot was a S&W 36 still in the box from the 1970s. The nickel has clouded over a good bit. Time has taken it’s toll. It should clean up nicely with some Flitz.
We had an really nice 1876 pass through the shop that had the same type of damage to the barrel.
THIS ALL STARTED WITH JUST ONE GUN!
I am not sure the marks on the barrel were done by Bubba. It might just be from poor handling, transportation or from being dropped. If you are going to grab the barrel to remove it you would grab it near the receiver. Monkey wrenching would show signs on both sides of the barrel.
Chuck said
It might just be from poor handling, transportation or from being dropped.
But aren’t poor handling & dropping characteristic of the Bubba’s of this world? If you spent enough time behind a table at a gun show, you’ve certainly seen the fools who can’t handle a gun without knocking it against another gun, the table, or something else, & though it never happened to me, I have seen guns dropped on a table or the floor. Bubba’s middle name is Carelessness.
clarence said
But aren’t poor handling & dropping characteristic of the Bubba’s of this world? If you spent enough time behind a table at a gun show, you’ve certainly seen the fools who can’t handle a gun without knocking it against another gun, the table, or something else, & though it never happened to me, I have seen guns dropped on a table or the floor. Bubba’s middle name is Carelessness.
I guess so but I was thinking about the Bubba’s that purposely mess with guns.
Chuck said
I am not sure the marks on the barrel were done by Bubba. It might just be from poor handling, transportation or from being dropped. If you are going to grab the barrel to remove it you would grab it near the receiver. Monkey wrenching would show signs on both sides of the barrel.
The alternate wrench marks are likely below the wood line on the other side. On the left side you can see a couple lines from teeth biding into the side of the barrel. Your right too, youd think youd take a bite on the barrel closer to the receiver if attempting to remove.
1892takedown @sbcglobal.net ......NRA Endowment Life Member.....WACA Member
"God is great.....beer is good.....and people are crazy"... Billy Currington
I agree with Chris, Those are wrench marks from trying to remove it and the corresponding mark on the other side is under the wood. Seen that many times. There is no way those are bad handling marks without hitting the wood.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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