Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1892 - Serial 406400 Receiver and will be painted post

and will be painted post war green

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The gun can be stripped using a live round of ammunition as a tool

The men in Trinidad alternated between combat training and recreation as they waited to be transferred to a combat zone

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1892 - Serial 406400 Receiver and will be painted postOriginal Item: "The Gun that Won the West!" This fine rifle is in . 38 40 caliber (marked . 38 WCF on chamber) with a 24" octagonal barrel and full length magazine tube. It also still has traces of the the 38 CAL. marking on the feed block. Features the classic front sight and "semi buckhorn" rear adjustable sight. The serial number is 406400B denoting the year of manufacture as 1892. The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear, with a bit of