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Morning,
I was recently given a very nice 1873 in .38-40. Octagonal barrel, original wood in good shape retaining most of original finish, bluing 90%+ intact, no damage or rusting. Bore is shiny with strong rifling. Best I have seen. Evidently shot very little. serial 477***B.
If I decide to sell, what would be best online places to do so?
Any instructive thoughts on value?
Thanks,
April 30, 2023
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If it is as truly as nice as you say (someone will be by shortly to request pics 🙂 ), you might do well to have a major auction house sell it for you. GunBroker is not as friendly to a new online seller. At least if you’re going to pay fees, get top dollar.
December 21, 2006
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As Jeremy said, post it here with several pictures , complete serial number etc. You are in the right place to sell it to a collector. Harry
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
April 30, 2023
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Henry Mero said
As Jeremy said, post it here with several pictures , complete serial number etc. You are in the right place to sell it to a collector. Harry
Yes, indeed. Someone here may be interested and can help you through. Welcome to the forums!
May 2, 2009
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Jim,
If you want you can email me the pictures at the address below.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
December 9, 2002
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[email protected] said
Morning,
I was recently given a very nice 1873 in .38-40. Octagonal barrel, original wood in good shape retaining most of original finish, bluing 90%+ intact, no damage or rusting. Bore is shiny with strong rifling. Best I have seen. Evidently shot very little. serial 477***B.
If I decide to sell, what would be best online places to do so?
Any instructive thoughts on value?
Thanks,
I’m in agreement with, the members, on your M-1873, mfg in 1894, and the “B”, letter designation, hasn’t been discovered yet as to what it means on the model 1873, as on later model Winchesters it usually indicates an internal mechanism change in manufacturing. Previously the, “A”, was significant, and before that, there was just the serial number.
If it’s in the condition that you say it’s in, members here would definitely be interested after you email pictures to the 1873man, and Bob can post them as he’s asked you to.
We can help you and try to evaluate it with some very good natural light pictures. 
Tony
Gents:
Went to post some pics of my Winchester 1873 as requested. I discovered through other complaints on the site that posting photos is not allowed except by paying members. I have never encountered that restriction on other sites.
Now I understand the requests of multiple members i have received to email photos to them directly.
I hope this rule serves the community well. For now, I think I will head a different direction to discover more about this cool rifle.
Best,
May 2, 2009
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You can post pictures but you have to post them to a 3rd party host site and then put the link in your post otherwise like I offered before email to me at the below address and I can post them for you. I think they do it as an incentive to be a paid member. I help people that email me from all over the world to answer questions about their 73. I do this since it helps me with the research I’m doing on the 73.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
April 15, 2005
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[email protected] said
Gents:
Went to post some pics of my Winchester 1873 as requested. I discovered through other complaints on the site that posting photos is not allowed except by paying members. I have never encountered that restriction on other sites.
Now I understand the requests of multiple members i have received to email photos to them directly.
I hope this rule serves the community well. For now, I think I will head a different direction to discover more about this cool rifle.
Best,
It does indeed serve the WACA community very well, as it prevents the Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and every other rogue country or entity from inundating our privately owned and operated website with Spam, Porn, and every other type of unwanted material. WACA is not like a large company/corporation that employs a team of cyber experts to prevent illicit internet activity. Acordingly, we (I) control what can and cannot be posted on our website through a rigorous registration system and built in User access safeguards.
Bert – Admin
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
December 21, 2006
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Good luck finding 100% accurate information elsewhere. It would be impossible for any one to give You an accurate assesment without seeing the gun at least in pictures or even better “in hand”. Harry
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
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