1873 winchester - The Firearms Forum

RimfireRat · 01-03-2007, 02:20 AM

My buddy just aquired an 1873 winchester.He brought it down fior me to ID and try to find more inf o on it. The rifle is a 44-40 cal with a 139XXX A ser# that puts its date of Mfgr to 1883. the wood is in fine cond, no cracks etc. minor marks,just normal or less than expected. the metal is not rusted or pitted just the aged patina and worn blue expected for a rifle of that age. in working condition . The fellow he got it from shot a Deer with it back a few yrs. Can anyone give ma an idea of the current mkt on these? i have a older book that shows some where between $1000 to $2000 prices. i never put much into the book prices.--JMJ--

johnston3407 · 01-03-2007, 05:28 AM

What is the barrel length, octagon or round, does it have the hood that covered the bolt, does it have a ladder rear site? How about some oics?

johnston3407 · 01-03-2007, 05:32 AM

How long is the barrel, octagon or round, does it have the hood that covered the bolt, does it have a ladder rear site? How about some pics?

RimfireRat · 01-03-2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by johnston3407

What is the barrel length, octagon or round, does it have the hood that covered the bolt, does it have a ladder rear site? How about some oics?

I didn't get the bbl lenght ,the bbl is octagon the, hood / if you mean the sliding bolt cover .Yes .Its a third model.1873. there is a tang site mtd. not original the rear bbl site is removed ,but he has it.. I'll try to get more info and maybe some pics.

01-03-2007, 02:20 AM	#1
RimfireRat V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 141	1873 winchester My buddy just aquired an 1873 winchester.He brought it down fior me to ID and try to find more inf o on it. The rifle is a 44-40 cal with a 139XXX A ser# that puts its date of Mfgr to 1883. the wood is in fine cond, no cracks etc. minor marks,just normal or less than expected. the metal is not rusted or pitted just the aged patina and worn blue expected for a rifle of that age. in working condition . The fellow he got it from shot a Deer with it back a few yrs. Can anyone give ma an idea of the current mkt on these? i have a older book that shows some where between $1000 to $2000 prices. i never put much into the book prices.--JMJ-- __________________ "AMERICANS Used To ROAR Like LIONS For LIBERTY,- NOW They BLEAT Like SHEEP For SECURITY."-_Norman Vincent Peale-____________________REMEMBER. "SECURITY WITHOUT LIBERTY Is Called PRISON."---J.L.W. -->

01-03-2007, 05:28 AM	#2
johnston3407 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Coast of Mississippi Posts: 592	Re: 1873 winchester What is the barrel length, octagon or round, does it have the hood that covered the bolt, does it have a ladder rear site? How about some oics?

01-03-2007, 05:32 AM	#3
johnston3407 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Coast of Mississippi Posts: 592	Re: 1873 winchester How long is the barrel, octagon or round, does it have the hood that covered the bolt, does it have a ladder rear site? How about some pics?