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1873 Winchester
plads
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I picked up a 1873 32 20 here a while back that is a good solid brown and the only bad pitting I have is from about the end of the front sight pretty much all around the barrel to the end of the barrel. A couple of them are pretty deep and I was wonder if there is a product that could be used that would would take a brown/blue, and not look like a fill in. Or just forget it and say it's over a 100 years old.
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This is not the gun John Wayne won the west with. He couldn't have held it up long enough.
Gun is in shooting condition. Had a gunsmith check it out.
Can anyone tell me anything about this rifle?
thanks all in advance. Kevin
I'm looking at a very high quality 1873 Winchester with a production date of 1890. The guns blue rates a 95%+ wood 98% as Iv been told its all original from factory. And has not been re-blued or finished. It has a Cody letter stating it was manufactured in 1890 with a round barrel however it also stated it was returned to the Winchester factory in 1905 for repair. The gun now has an 24 inch octagon barrel that was put on by Winchester in 1905. Will this effect the value of the gun now or in the future? Is this gun still considered factory original? Is it still collectors quality?
Thanks,
Yes, I do know what that factory inscription means... your Model 1873 Rifle was originally made for, and shipped to the land-down-under (Australia). Specifically, it was made for F. Lasseter & Co, George St., Sydney, Australia. This firm ordered and imported thousands of Winchester firearms/models over approximately a 35 year span (1880 - 1915). The most commonly exported Winchester to Australia was the Model 1892, but the Models 1873, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1895, 1902, 1904, and 1906s are also quite common as well.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!
I do not know the full story behind why F. Lassetter & Co Ltd. chose to use the name "Daisy", but because they ordered lots of guns, Winchester made a series of special roll dies specifically for them.
What I can add, is that F. Lassetter & Co Ltd. was a business very much like Sears & Roebuck was at that time... they sold hardware, farm equipment, clothing, firearms & ammo, etc.
Bert H.
Real Men use a SINGLE-SHOT!