Winchester 1873 repeating riffle "The one that won the west"

[Rembo]

pharaoh2:

trade muskets, more likely.
and yes, it was the smooth bore hat 'won' the west.

is a smooth bore hat a Derby or a Stetson?..guess it would depend on the roundness of the wearer's head...

 

[Perkins]

the key board eat the missing 't', so it would read 'that won the west'.

 

[MadDog]

Oh my God you guys, answer the damn question already.


Three pages of drivel on which gun won the west. Start another thread on that and get back to the 1873 question.

 

[Meanea]

"a"

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[Meanea]

"a"

Model: 1873 Winchester repeating riffle rifle
Caliber: .44-40. (was told that is what it is)
serial number puts it in a 1882. it has an A stamped at the end witch i think it means it was repaired in the field
its not a carbine. but can not figure it ifs a full stock or English ect. i have searched Google and all i can find is full are pictures of full stock i believe

The letter A or B after the serial have nothing to do with the serial number or repairs in the field. The letters "A" and "B" signify mechanical production changes made to the receiver frame. Winchester continually looked for ways to improve upon their designs, and when they implemented a change, they either added an "A" at the end of the serial number, or changed the Model name (e.g. the Model 62 became the 62A, 67 became the 67A, 69 the 69A, etc.).
As for stock I have no idea what you mean by full stock or English? The stock(wood behind the receiver) came mostly in 2 styles, cresent for a rifle and carbine for the SRC or Musket. The forearm could come in a full wood for a musket but I doubt you have a musket

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