Caliber/Gauge
45 LC
Barrel Length
20"
Action
Lever
Front Sight
Blade
Rear Sight
Adjustable
Color
Walnut
Finish
Blued
Material
Wood
Handed
Ambi
Caliber: 45 LC
Action: Lever
Barrel Length: 20"
Style: Short Rifle
Capacity: 10
Sights: Blade Front, Adjustable Rear
Frame: Case Hardened
Finish: Blued
Stock/Forearm: Walnut
Weight: 7.9 lbs.
Winchester's 1873 rifle was the "Rifle that Won the West." It was chambered in a new, more powerful cartridge, the .44-40-a .44 caliber bullet, propelled by 40 grains of black powder. However, a factor that really insured the success of the 1873 Winchester rifles was that Colt quickly offered its Peacemaker chambered in .44-40, as well. A cowboy could have both a lever-action rifle and his six shooter, and needed only one cartridge belt for both. Most Texas Rangers and every old West cowboy worth his salt carried 1873 rifles. Chappo, the son of Apache war chief Geronimo, packed an 1873. And Buffalo Bill carried an 1873 lever-action rifle along with a pair of .44-40 Colts in 1876 when he worked as an Army scout. This piece of rifle history is available in a variety of distinctive models including the Carbine Sporting Rifle.
Action: Lever
Barrel Length: 20"
Style: Short Rifle
Capacity: 10
Sights: Blade Front, Adjustable Rear
Frame: Case Hardened
Finish: Blued
Stock/Forearm: Walnut
Weight: 7.9 lbs.
Winchester's 1873 rifle was the "Rifle that Won the West." It was chambered in a new, more powerful cartridge, the .44-40-a .44 caliber bullet, propelled by 40 grains of black powder. However, a factor that really insured the success of the 1873 Winchester rifles was that Colt quickly offered its Peacemaker chambered in .44-40, as well. A cowboy could have both a lever-action rifle and his six shooter, and needed only one cartridge belt for both. Most Texas Rangers and every old West cowboy worth his salt carried 1873 rifles. Chappo, the son of Apache war chief Geronimo, packed an 1873. And Buffalo Bill carried an 1873 lever-action rifle along with a pair of .44-40 Colts in 1876 when he worked as an Army scout. This piece of rifle history is available in a variety of distinctive models including the Carbine Sporting Rifle.
