PDA

View Full Version : 1873 winchester my Grandpa gve me



bear
08-08-2008, 10:05 PM
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj249/bear2466/ gun1.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj249/bear2466/ gun3.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj249/bear2466/ gun4.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj249/bear2466/ gun7.jpg

This gun has been in my family since new and I don't know much more about it than that

I was at Cabela's in Dallas last weekend and saw 3 of them priced betwen 1400 and 1800$

Comments and information is what im looking for



MrYenko
08-08-2008, 11:40 PM
.45-70 government?
bear
08-09-2008, 08:00 AM
Don't know the caliber yet im workin on that... it doesn't say on the gun
Midnight Goat
08-09-2008, 09:49 AM
Wow that thing is very cool! Your very lucky to have that.
Poke GTO
08-09-2008, 10:14 AM
Dammit you're right bear!!! I want it in my collection! Nice old gun, I LOVE LEVER ACTIONS! Have you shot it? (I'm guessing "no" if you don't know the caliber)...

I wanna buy a big loop next though:

http://www.buffaloarms.com/prodimg/AS067.jpg
ShelbyGoat
08-09-2008, 10:20 AM
Take it to the range yet?
bear
08-09-2008, 11:27 AM
Dammit you're right bear!!! I want it in my collection! Nice old gun, I LOVE LEVER ACTIONS! Have you shot it? (I'm guessing "no" if you don't know the caliber)...

I wanna buy a big loop next though:

http://www.buffaloarms.com/prodimg/AS067.jpg


Wanna be Cowboy^^^ lol

And no I haven't shot it yet, even when I do figure out what caliber it is i still probably won't shoot it, it hasn't been fired in about 30 years
paco04
08-09-2008, 02:47 PM
.45-70 government?
I believe '73's were .44-40 or .38-40, short action. That's a blackpowder rifle and the actions aren't particularly strong, so have a gunsmith check it out before firing. Factory smokeless powder cartridges for those old guns are loaded to black powder pressures, particularly the newer 'cowboy' rounds. Nice rifle, keep it original.
Poke GTO
08-09-2008, 07:09 PM
Wanna be Cowboy^^^ lol

And no I haven't shot it yet, even when I do figure out what caliber it is i still probably won't shoot it, it hasn't been fired in about 30 years

Wanna be?!?!?! You know where I grew up... I am!!! Why do you think I love lever actions so much!?!?!?
bear
08-10-2008, 07:06 AM
Im just "Poke"ing some fun. I know you are from the boonies. and I know my buddy has a lever action .44 mag and its a sweet gun
jonfor
08-10-2008, 09:07 AM
awesome! my oldest is a 1920's era colt pistol that i plan on giving to my kids one day. if you get itchy to shoot it, don't- buy a brand new one. my 1894 cowboy:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k271/jonfor_2006/ 1894cowboy.jpg
bear
08-11-2008, 08:45 AM
Ok I lied but not intentionally.

Kiss My Goat ran the #'s on the gun for me and came back with this:

made in 1885. It's what they call "third Model".
They came in .44-40 and .32-20 with afew in .22. More common was the .44-40.

I am pretty sure that it is the .44-40
DriveTOOfast
08-11-2008, 11:58 AM
Built in 1885....WOW!!!

You better get it appraised.
It is probably worth quite a bit.
Even if you don't want to sell it you need to have an appraised value for insurance pruposes.