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Zebulon said
Outstanding, man. You rollin'.
  

1873man said
The percentages of Octagon, Round and half Octagon are 68.2%, 27.4% and 3.6% respectively rounded and one with a half round barrel. 
Bob
  

Thanks Bill and thanks Bob for the percentages. It would appear that with only 3.6% of 73’s being 1/2 octagon barrels, puts it in the scarce category, or at least much less common. 

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:47:07 +0000 1873man on First variation rd bl and 1/2 octagon 1873’s https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181043 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181043 The percentages of Octagon, Round and half Octagon are 68.2%, 27.4% and 3.6% respectively rounded and one with a half round barrel. 

Bob

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:56:49 +0000 Zebulon on First variation rd bl and 1/2 octagon 1873’s https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181040 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181040 Outstanding, man. You rollin'.

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:39:18 +0000 Rick C on First variation rd bl and 1/2 octagon 1873’s https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181037 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/first-variation-and-1-2-octagon-1873s/#p181037 Couldn’t pass up these two. To my surprise, the bores are excellent. Regarding the first variation rd bl, I didn’t realize there were 6 octagon barrels for every round barrel 73. And on the other one not sure about how many 1/2 octagon barrels were produced. 

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]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:14:48 +0000 fred.lasor@gmail.com on Winchester letter question?? https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/winchester-letter-question-1/#p180965 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/winchester-letter-question-1/#p180965 Congratulations on a good find, even if it's a bit of a mistake on the seller's part.  We should all hope for errors to go our way.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:52:35 +0000 Rick C on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180921 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180921

Mark Douglas said
Buffalo Arms currently has Bertram 38-72 brass in stock:
https://www.buffaloarms.com/38-72-winchester-cases-bertram-ber3872win.html
  

Sorry, just seeing this now I must’ve overlooked it scrolling through.Thank you Mark. 

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Vermont92 said
If you ever decide to part with her, I have #397, and they would look awfully nice together  🙂
  

Oh nice! Don’t be shy with photos. 😊

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:04:21 +0000 Vermont92 on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180667 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180667 If you ever decide to part with her, I have #397, and they would look awfully nice together  🙂

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:57:37 +0000 Rick C on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180666 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180666 Yes by all means Bill. Still not the best pics but better than indoors. 

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:52:20 +0000 Zebulon on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180663 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180663 Outstanding, man. That is one neat rifle! Particularly for its age, I think it is a very crisp specimen of an 1895 flatside. 

Thanks for taking the time to show more of it to us.  

If you didn't completely blow your Strategic Materials budget,  maybe Buffalo Arms has still got some of the brass. (I'm just as profligate with a friend's money as I am with my own. But this is a high priority thing.)

Would you mind if I downloaded a couple of these images?

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:50:14 +0000 Rick C on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180661 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180661 Finally stopped raining and overcast so was able to take a few more pics.
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]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:57:05 +0000 Zebulon on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180639 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180639

Rick C said
Just a quick homemade comparison!

  

That illustrates how far back JMB had to get the 1895 bolt to withdraw for those torpedo-length cartridges! 

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:02:25 +0000 steve004 on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180638 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180638 I do like the rifle Cool

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:01:55 +0000 Zebulon on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180637 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180637 Thanks, Mark. What would we do without Buffalo Arms?

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:59:17 +0000 Rick C on Early 3 digit 1895 flat side https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180635 What's New! https://winchestercollector.org/forum/whats-new/early-3-digit-1895-flat-side-acquisition/page-2/#p180635 Just a quick homemade comparison!

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