Bert

I had the great good fortune to work in Melbourne, Australia for a couple of years back in 1996/1997.  It was during this period that the government decided to ban all semi-automatic and pump-action long-guns.  Using the logic that there is functionally no difference between a pump-action and a lever-action rifle, I was able to acquire a sizable collection of lever guns including a Henry, two second model 1866 rifles (along with 4 wonderful 1866 carbines) a couple of 1892s and several 1894s including four or five trappers.  There is a considerable number of quality, collector grade Winchesters down under owing to the Aussie gold rush period in Bendigo and Ballarat as well as a period when the foreign exchange rate was favorable for the Australian collector to acquire nice collector grade pieces from the Americans, so it is no surprise that a One-of-One Thousand model 1873 surfaced there.  I'll bet there are others that will pop up in the future.

R,

Buck

Some photos would help guide the advice we might be able to give.  As a non-member of WACA you'd have to post photos on a third-party site and put the link here OR send them to me (luttrell@musc.edu) and I'll post them for you.

I'm not sure what you mean about the trigger (trigger shoe?).  Since you have it apart, a pic of the trigger would help tell if it's the factory trigger or an aftermarket replacement.  If it's a 1945 gun you'd need an NRA style low comb stock inlet for cloverleaf tang.  I can supply pics of the correct stock once I know the serial number.

You do not need a specific stock for 270 WCF versus any other standard length cartridge stock from the period.  H&H magnums (longer magazine well inletting) need a unique stock, and the correct factory stock would lack a recoil pad...  Just look for cloverleaf tang and standard barrel contour inletting, no recoil pad, and it will work...

Best,

Lou

As a member's friendly courtesy, I think it would be nice for you to at least post the link here for other members to view it and possibly share they're opinion! 

Just Saying!

Tony

Jeremy-

You may have had the opportunity to meet Bobby Vance at a TGCA show. One of the first questions he asked anyone after meeting them was "got any old guns?". I'm quite certain that question is why he wound up with so many interesting guns. 

Mike

1873man said

I remember a story I read about but I can't recall where about one that went north with a gold miner and he left it in the mine probably because he could carry 9 pounds more gold out without it. 
Bob
  

Wouldn't shock me at all that some ended up in the hands of folks that just viewed them as tools, etc. and they just withered away like so many others have. That's the stuff that keeps me up at night wondering about...

Dave M. said
Bert,
Here's another solid receiver 55 in 32 WS.  S/N 1077960
  

I had previously documented this rifle, and I noted that it has a Mail Order (P) marked barrel.

Thanks,

Bert

Chris D said
Thanks Bob. So how many 1/1000 1873s were made by Winchester? 
  

I have 135 of them.

Jeremy P said
I love the mystery of all of it. Can't help but wonder where they all are or what happened to them.
  

I remember a story I read about but I can't recall where about one that went north with a gold miner and he left it in the mine probably because he could carry 9 pounds more gold out without it. 

Bob

Here's another solid receiver 55 in 32 WS.  S/N 1077960

Bob