Description:

Antique Engraved Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action .38 WCF (.38-40) Rifle. This exquisite custom engraved antique Winchester Model 1873 sports a 28” inch octagon barrel with a full-length magazine tube. The German-silver front blade sight is coupled with an elevator adjustable flat-top sporting sight. The two-line Winchester address and the caliber marking are roll-stamped on the top barrel flat. The upper tang shows the model number and the lower tang has the stamped serial number. The caliber marking is repeated on the bottom end of the brass shell-lifter. The barrel, forearm cap, frame, knurled hammer and crescent butt-plate are blued. The side-plates, loading gate, dust cover and loading lever have been niter blued. Crescent butt-plate has the sliding trapdoor for the cleaning rod storage. The period-correct, four (4) piece, cleaning rod accompanies this rifle. The professionally crafted scroll engraving patterns are on the barrel, forearm cap, frame, dust cover and side-plates. The side-plates exhibit a Buffalo on the left side and an Indian, in full headdress, on the right side. Both side-plate embellishments have been gold-plated. The finely checkered wood stocks are made of straight-grained Walnut. Caliber/ Gauge: .38 WCF (.38-40) Serial Number: 255335B Working Order: Firearm has not been tested; Background Check: Not Required; Keywords: Firearms, Guns This professionally re-finished Winchester is in excellent condition. All bluing rates at 95% plus. The barrel bore is semi-shiny with strong rifling. The checkering, on the wood stocks, is sharp and crisp. The action is solid and strong and functions perfectly. There does not appear to be any visibly replaced parts. All in all, a beautiful, well- executed result of a professional restoration.; Ref: BD1040

  • Dimensions: 28" Barrel
  • Circa: 1888
  • Notes: The Model 1873 was one of the most successful Winchester rifles of its day, with Winchester marketing it as "The Gun That Won the West". Still an icon in the modern day, it was manufactured between 1873 and 1923. It was originally chambered for the .44-40 cartridge, which was the first centrefire cartridge and which became immensely popular. The 1873 was later produced in .38-40 and .32-20, all of which later became popular handgun cartridges of the day, allowing users to carry just one type of ammunition. The Model 1873 was produced in three variations: a 24-inch barrel rifle, a 20-inch barrel carbine, and a "musket"—which was aimed at military contracts and only made up less than 5% of production. (Musket was a term that, at the time, denoted a full-length military-style stock, not to be confused with a true smoothbore musket). The standard rifle-length version was most popular in the 19th century, although Winchester would make rifles to order in any configuration the customer wished, including longer barrels or baby carbines with barrels as short as 12 inches, octagonal-shaped barrels, color case hardened receivers and fancy engraving.
  • Condition: This professionally re-finished Winchester is in excellent condition. All bluing rates at 95% plus. The barrel bore is semi-shiny with strong rifling. The checkering, on the wood stocks, is sharp and crisp. The action is solid and strong and functions perfectly. There does not appear to be any visibly replaced parts. All in all, a beautiful, well- executed result of a professional restoration.

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