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1873man said
Terry,
Thanks for the gun info.
Bob
Are the 30 inch barrel and set trigger very unusual options? terry
Terry,
A set trigger is the most common option on a 73 and a 30″ barrel is not that unusual.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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Gregg Batchelor said
1873man said
Gregg,
26″ is not scarce. Its the most popular length from the standard 24″. It will add some to the value but not like you think. The rarity of barrel lengths of rifles from most to least is 24″, 26, 28, 30, 20, 32, 16, 22, 34, 36, 14 and 18″
Bob
Thanks Bob, I thought the same thing until I was reading Madis Winchester Handbook last night, where he refers to 26.and 32 as being the rarest on a rifle. I looked for numbers made on the Internet but couldn’t find anything.
Does his winchester book go into more details or is the handbook adequate.
1873man said
Gregg wrote,Thanks Bob, I thought the same thing until I was reading Madis Winchester Handbook last night, where he refers to 26.and 32 as being the rarest on a rifle. I looked for numbers made on the Internet but couldn’t find anything.
Does his winchester book go into more details or is the handbook adequate.
Gregg,
If your looking for a good book on the 73 you need to get the 2 volume set by Jim Gordon written solely about the 73. Its called “Winchester’s new model of 1873: A tribute”. Its out of print and copies are a little spendy but do show up . He surveyed about 4000 guns and came up with statistics about the number of guns that survived. The Madis book is good too and covers most of the models and is worth picking up.Bob
Dang, if I could find one I’d really have to consider the $1000 price
Gregg,
I’d never pay $1000 for a set of books. I just sold a set on the swap page for half that.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Another M1873 from my collection:
Date in: 11-1-1894
Type: Rifle
Caliber: 38
Barrel: 20 inch, Octagon
Trigger: Plain
Date shipped: 11-2-1894
Order: 22216
Greetings from Germany
Steff
Steff,
Thanks for the info but I need a serial number.
bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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Steff,
Thanks, got it entered. That is a rare configuration. I only have 4 like that in there now and 4 in 32 caliber out of 6276 guns.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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In the same auction was a second one:
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Steff
Here some standard M1873
Steff,
I got them recorded, Thanks. The 20″ 44 is kind of scarce. There are 17 of them with a set trigger and 11 of them are engraved
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
January 26, 2011
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Bob,
Aren’t there a significant number of ’73’s with 20″ barrel, set trigger, and 44 cal. out in the 1910 range………so called border guns? I don’t really look for 1873’s but it seems like I stumble upon them now and again in that configuration. I always wondered why they had set triggers.
~Gary~
Gary.
If you figure no set trigger there are 84 of them in any barrel shape. In the Gordon book he has a copy of a ledger page serial 610400 to 610050 that lists 21 of them in Round and Octagon barrel.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
Bob
I bet that George Madis and James Gordon are proud of you for continuing the 1873 research. There is no telling what you will find. Those guys were before the computer age. I will contact , and we can compare notes on my ’73 survey of engraved deluxe short rifles.
Walter
Bob hear is another for your survey.
winchester 1873
SN: 518185
Rifle
Caliber:44
Barrel Type: Round
Barrel Length: 20 inches
Trigger Plain
Received in warehouse on May 20 1898
Shipped from warehouse on September 06 1898 Order Number 332
Received in warehouse September 1 1898
Shipped from warehouse September 30 1898 order number 445.
Yep the dates look odd but Jessie rechecked and also sent me a copy of the leger page.
This rifle has been in australia for ever, would be nice to know if it came hear with a few other’s in same order.
cheers from oz
Tony
Tony,
Does the ledger copy show any more guns with the same order number? I know in the old days you would get the full page from the ledger but as of late they are getting tight on handing out extra information.
Thank you for the gun info, Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
The last ledger I got along with s/n search for an 1876 rifle on 3-11-2016 had 12 rifles shown, which 5 of them were all the same configuration and order # with a 26″ barrel and in 45/60. Another ledger oddity was it was received in warehouse on 8-16-1882 but was shipped on 8-15-1882.
94shorties said
The last ledger I got along with s/n search for an 1876 rifle on 3-11-2016 had 12 rifles shown, which 5 of them were all the same configuration and order # with a 26″ barrel and in 45/60. Another ledger oddity was it was received in warehouse on 8-16-1882 but was shipped on 8-15-1882.
1873man said
Tony,
Does the ledger copy show any more guns with the same order number? I know in the old days you would get the full page from the ledger but as of late they are getting tight on handing out extra information.
Thank you for the gun info, Bob
Bob yes it does i have emailed you the copy as I cant upload it to the site.
cheers
tony
Sorry to revive an old thread but i would be interested as well. I have a 3rd model Winchester 1873 Sporting Rifle 26’ octagon chambered in .44-40 WCF. The mag tube is full length w/trapdoor. Oddly, as I’ve never seen this before, mine is equipped with the Three Leaf Express Sights. Per the Cody Cert, it was built in early 1886.
Chile,
What is the serial number? Does the letter state the sights on it? Does the condition of the sight match the barrel finish?
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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