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A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889) with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889" image 1
A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889) with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889" image 2
A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889) with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889" image 3
A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889) with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889" image 4
A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889) with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889" image 5
Lot 783S1

A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889)
with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889"

29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£20,000 - £30,000

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A fine John Ulrich signed and engraved .44-40 'Model 1873 Deluxe' lever-action saddle-ring carbine by Winchester, no. 288974 (dated 1889)

The 'Third Model' receiver with dust-cover and integral rail, engraved with bold foliate-scrollwork, the right side-plate with a vignette of a running hare in natural surroundings, the left side-plate with a vignette of a whitetail buck in natural surroundings, retaining much gilt finish, stamped J. Ulrich behind the trigger on the bottom tang, the left side of lower tang stamped with assembly number "2464", "XXX" and "C", matching assembly number is found in the top tang channel of buttstock and inside of butt-plate, the chequered highly-figured stock with gilt finished butt-plate with trap engraved en suite, staple and ring, chequered forestock, the bright nickel-plated round barrel engraved Winchester's-Repeating-Arms. New Haven. CT. King's-Improvement-Patented-March 29.1866.October 16.1860. with full-length magazine-tube, block-mounted foresight and folding adjustable carbine-ladder rear-sight stamped '1873'
20in. barrel, recent Birmingham nitro proof (discreet marks)
with 3 books of "L'Exposition Universelle 1889"

Footnotes

Provenance
This carbine was exhibited at L'Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1889, where it won the Grand-Prix medal its category
Rock Island Auction Company, Rock Island, Illinois 2 December 2011, Lot 3289
Winchester Repeating Firearms factory letter:
Carbine, 44 caliber, engraved $4.00, gold and nickel, received in warehouse March 13 1889, ship date blank on record, order number 'Paris'

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