Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Half-Octagon Barrel & Factory Button Half Magazine made in 1890 - Serial 346485B Percusion Muskets though we may not have

though we may not have read it right

but it is has original period brown paint on the underside

which shows some of the "grain pattern" of the steel due to differential oxidation

however the double sided firing pin is broken and missing one side

This is an original WWII example and not a “Korean Industries” bayonet

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Half-Octagon Barrel & Factory Button Half Magazine made in 1890 - Serial 346485B Percusion Muskets though we may not haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" This wonderful Winchester repeating rifle is in . 38 40 caliber, correctly marked with 38 W. C. F. over the chamber, and . 38 CAL on the brass carrier block. It features a fantastic special order 24" half octagon half round barrel and a special order factory "button" half magazine tube, which really makes this example stand apart! As with all examples, it is marked MODEL. 1873. on the