The Winchester Model 1873 Set Trigger

Fall 2012 Page 39 Hammers with Sear Over‐rides Left: Center Sear Over‐ride. Right: Outside Sear Over‐ride. Note the stirrup attachment is on the left bottom of the hammer. Kickoff Catch, Pin and Kickoffs Top:Sear Kickoff Catch and Pin. Note two diameters of the Pin. Bottom: Two Sear Kickoffs. Left: note semi‐circular milling to allow for the Center Sear Over‐ ride fly. Right: Sear Kickoff for an Outside fly. The left side of the hammer is milled for the fly rather than the Kickoff. Three Springs, Spring Screw and the Kickoff Rest Pin Left to right: Sear Spring, Sear Kickoff Spring and Sear Kickoff Catch Spring. Note the flat central area on the Pin that rests on the surface of that spring. ___________________________________ i Williamson, Harold F. “Winchester – The Gun That Won The West”, A. S. Barnes and Company, South Brunswick and New York, 1952, p.67. ii Gordon, James D. “Winchester’s New Model of M1873 – A Tribute” , Vol. 1, James D. Gordon, Grant, Colorado, 1997, p.184. iii Pirkle, Arthur, “Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms, Vol. 1,North Cape Publications, Inc., 2002, pp. 71‐72. iv Gordon, James D., op. cit., p.184. v Stone, George W. “The Winchester M1873 Handbook”, Ron’s Guns, Inc., East Lyme, Connecticut, 1973. pp.101‐107. vi Stone, George W., op. cit., p.101. vii Gordon, James D., op. cit., pp.183‐184. viii Stone, George W., op. cit., p.103. ix Houze, Herbert G., Personal communication. x Grueter, Jim, tapaderaswinchesters.com. © Stephen W. Rutter, M.D. 2012

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