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WINCHESTER 3RD MODEL 1873 EXTRA LONG LEVER ACTION RIFLE
01-26402
Cal. 38 WCF (38-40)
S# 329400B
Bbl. 28″ (4″ longer than standard) extra heavy octagon measuring 1″ across flats at muzzle. Sporting front sight, filler in rear dovetail w/ Vernier tang sight. Full length mag. Case colored action, forearm cap & crescent steel trapdoor buttplate. Set trigger. Forearm & straight grip stock w/ fancy walnut & sling swivels. Left inside of lower tang is stamped “OH”, “SW”, assembly number “34” & wood grade marking “X”. Top tang channel of stock has matching assembly number “34”.
UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: two Cody Firearms Museum letters detailing essentially the same information, “Rifle / 38 Caliber / 28-inch extra heavy octagon barrel / Set trigger / Casehardened / Sling and swivels / Received in the warehouse on October 31, 1891 / Shipped from the warehouse on November 3, 1891, order number 13526”.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
