1873 Winchester

[da gimp]

You need to get a copy of "Winchester Lever Legacy," by Clyde "Snooky" Willamson, a huge hard bound book devoted to reloading data for every centerfire cartridge of every Winchester lever rifle ever made................

I paid $75.00 for ours years ago, it lists smokeless powder loads that Snooky & friends developed in their own rifles & reloading hints for each...............hell he even used a Win 86 Extra Deluxe takedown rifle n .50-110 (.50 Win express) for loads for that cartidge... he hunted with all of them too...........

[pelago]

another question, the saddle ring, when did this start?

[JB White]

The ring started with muzzle loading carbines and a horseback sling. Proved to be convenient once surplused off so it morphed into a simple ring w/o the bar.

[da gimp]

various muzzle loading percussion carbines had it around/before the Civil War, The earliest trapdoor carbines had it too.

[4F4Nam]

bottom one is current production, probably mid 90's could not pass it up, garage sale fifty bucks
woman po'd at hubby cuz he ran off with baby sitter.....
the rest vintage
top is from mid 1880's , one of the 94's is 25 35 from the texas rangers, one is a never fired 1950
one is octagon 1895 30 30

Very, very nice collection of Winchester rifles!

Ed

[RCS]

My father bought this 1873 in 1936 at a pawn shop near Ft Sheridan, cost was $5.00. I have a Winchester Factory letter that confirms the plain trigger and 30 inch barrel in 38-40 cal, rifle was made in 1891. Target was shot at 100 yds some years agoAttachment 16468Attachment 16469Attachment 16470

[da gimp]

dern pretty rifle RC, glad you use her............that folding ladder sight is probably worth $300.00 & up, depending on who made it..........

[albert]

What would the correct sight picture be on a buckhorn rear sight?

[da gimp]

I put peep at bottom of sight, works for me