I have never seen ANY 32 Trappers in 1873 Carbines in Australia, hard enough to find 44s, then mostly 15 inch. I have a 32 in 16 inch 1892 Carbine.
Could anyone tell me roughly the TOTAL number of 1873 Trappers, and the percentage in each length ? Were Barrels over 20 inch Very Common ?
Thanks, Eric.
I would say there are more. In Jim Gordon’s survey that was what he saw at gun shows, auction catalogs and from personal collections for the years he was researching his book. I see his survey information is not always complete. There are 16″ carbines listed with no caliber. He just scratched the surface of what is out there for 73’s. It would take a complete records survey to find out what was made but I don’t see that happening unless all the records are digitized into a searchable format.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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