Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 26" Barrel Rifle in .44-40 with Thumbprint Dust Cover and Factory Letter - made in 1879 Category_MG 34 Mounts He made it to Europe

He made it to Europe only days after the 45th had made its fourth assault landing of the war on beaches just north of St

Measuring 33" in overall length

on 8 November 1942

Metal Fittings have a great patina of age

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Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 26" Barrel Rifle in .44-40 with Thumbprint Dust Cover and Factory Letter - made in 1879 Category_MG 34 Mounts He made it to EuropeOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" Well this just came to us amongst a Collection of just TEN very choice items all purchased by a collector in the 1980's. This very fine rifle is in . 44 40 caliber with a special order 26" round barrel and full length magazine tube. It also is a very early example of the "Second Model" 1873, and still has the classic "Thumbprint" knurled area on the dust cover, which was eliminated