Winchester 1873 Underlever Rifle
WINCHESTER 1873
Antiqued English Pewter 1/6 mounted replica of the Winchester 1873 Underlever Rifle with 44-40 round (deactivated) with a short information panel.
On black baize, with green mount and housed in a walnut coloured frame.
size (glass) 222mm x 206mm
Panel Reads :-
The Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever-action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, The Model 1873 was one of the most successful Winchester rifles of its day, with Winchester marketing it as "The Gun that Won the West". Still an icon in the modern day, it was manufactured between 1873 and 1923. It was originally chambered for the .44-40 cartridge. The 1873 was later produced in .38-40 and .32-20, all of which later became popular handgun cartridges of the day, allowing users to carry just one type of ammunition. The Model 1873 was produced in a 24-inch barrel rifle, a 20-inch barrel carbine, and a "musket". In all, over 720,000 Model 1873s were produced up until 1923.
