Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Customized Round Barrel Rifle Serial 275696 - Made in 1888 Napoleonic heavily greased

heavily greased

Measures 45" overall length including scabbard

the Twenty-seventh was

General Chelmsford had divided his force and caused one of the greatest disasters in British Military History

There is a bit of loose thread on the insignia backing

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Customized Round Barrel Rifle Serial 275696 - Made in 1888 Napoleonic heavily greasedOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" This very fine rifle is in . 44 40 caliber (Marked 44 W. C. F.)with a 24" round barrel and full length 15 round magazine tube. Features the classic front sight and the iconic "semi buckhorn" adjustable rear sight. The serial number is 275696B denotes the year of manufacture as 1880. The engraving on top of the barrel is mostly clear: MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. NEW