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Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Octagon Rifle 1886

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD
Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Octagon Rifle 1886
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Offered for your bidding pleasure is a Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Octagon Rifle. This is the classic “Gun That Won the West!” An early and fine condition example, this 132 year old Winchester still retains fine deep aged blue patina on the barrel and magazine. The 24” octagon barrel also retains excellent and clear Winchester markings as does the upper tang. Walnut butt stock shows very desirable tight wood to metal fit, indicating this rifle’s wood has never been sanded or refinished. It correctly has the sliding brass door compartment in the butt plate for storing cleaning rods. This fine 1873 rifle also retains a very tight action and strong springs. The sliding dust cover on the receiver top is intact (these usually missing) and the loading gate retains fine deep original blue. The un-polished brass lifter on the receiver bottom is correctly and legibly engraved with “44 CAL” and shows an attractive mellow patina. The lever catch is also intact and the screws are excellent. This superior, large caliber Model 1873 is in better condition than normally encountered on the collector market today. Even the bore shows strong rifling. Has a buckhorn rear sight and Winchester blade front sight. A fine example of a rifle produced in a factory before the use of electricity that is as good and solid today as it was on the day it was made. The Model 1873 was the standard for lever actions throughout the Frontier Period in the West which, in some areas like Montana, lasted well into the twentieth century. It is said that “more men- good and bad- were killed by this caliber than any other!” Most surviving specimens show heavy use and often abuse with broken or missing parts making this example far better than normally encountered. This rifle was manufactured early in 1886. Antique firearm. NO FFL transfer or NICS background check required. The serial number is 196714