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Engraved Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle with Texas Ranger Inscription. . ...
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Description
Engraved Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rifle with Texas Ranger Inscription.Serial no. 285306B, .38 WCF, 24 1/2-inch round barrel. Originally blued finish. Gun is now a plum brown finish with a contemporary case-hardening finish to the frame, lever and crescent buttplate. Button mag. Top of barrel reads WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS NEW HAVEN. CT. / KING'S IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29, 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860. Light foliate scroll engraving is present throughout frame and buttplate. Left side of frame marked PRESENTED TO / CAPTAIN JOHN HUGHES / BY D. COMPANY TEXAS RANGERS / EL PASO COUNTY 1893. Right side of frame marked TEXAS / RANGER / STATE [within a circled star resembling the Texas Ranger badge]. Cody Firearms research confirms configuration [apart from engraving and inscriptions]. Please note: gun was offered and sold in Bonhams London in May of 2019 as lot 586, no provenance or added information was included with the gun. No information or added history was found by us while researching and cataloguing this Winchester, so we are cataloguing what we have in front of us and cannot make any other claims to the association to John R. Hughes other than what is engraved on the gun itself.
John Reynolds Hughes (1855-1947) was a legendary Texas Ranger, cowboy, and author, renowned for his relentless pursuit of outlaws along the Mexico-American border. His fearless law enforcement earned him a place among the most influential Texas Rangers in history. Hughes famously hunted down the killers of Ranger Captain Frank Jones and is believed to have inspired the iconic Lone Ranger character, with Zane Grey dedicating The Lone Star Ranger to him in 1915.
Condition: Fine as refurbished and configured. Showing a mellow patina to re-casehardened areas. Barrel now with a plum-brown patina. Stocks with numerous nicks and bruising. Action good, bore ok.
Auction Info
2025 June 9 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6320 (go to Auction Home page)
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