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My Dad gave me a 1873 that has been in our family for close to 100 years. #77647 is a brownish plum mix that is in good shape and operates and shoots great! When comparing it with another mod. 73 I noticed that the barrel is about 1/8" wider at the muzzle and there are two filled holes where a saddle ring would go. Are these differences common and were they options back in the day?
We are going to need to see some pictures…
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
jschaal said
My Dad gave me a 1873 that has been in our family for close to 100 years. #77647 is a brownish plum mix that is in good shape and operates and shoots great! When comparing it with another mod. 73 I noticed that the barrel is about 1/8" wider at the muzzle and there are two filled holes where a saddle ring would go. Are these differences common and were they options back in the day?
If your barrel is 1" wide at the muzzle you have a extra heavy barrel and at the breach the edge of the barrel will be just about flush with the receiver. Normal barrel dimensions had a little variation through the years but not 1/8". If your comparing to a gun that has a long barrel then you could get a big difference in width. As to the fill hole you didn’t say if this was a rifle or carbine.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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The barrel is 27/32’s at the muzzle. I don’t know what the other one was, but it was noticeably smaller. This is a rifle with a 24"barrel.
27/32 is .843" and that falls within the range of standard muzzle size but its near the large end of the spectrum. Average is .810" at the muzzle.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Here are the photos for the gun.
The saddle ring holes are plugged with screws which was done when they used a carbine receiver but way later. During the time this gun was made it should have the flush plugs. A check of the records would be in order.
Bob
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WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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