
Introduction | I. History of Winchester Rifles | II. Models | III. Styles | IV. Outline of Features | V. Condition | VI. Diagrams
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First Model Rifle
| Dust cover held in place by grooved guides on either side | |
| Checkered oval finger grip on top of dust cover | |
| Lever latch threaded into lower tang | |
| Butt Plate metal and Crescent shaped | |
| Full-, half-octagon, or round barrel | |
| Fixed Front Sight | |
| Caliber in 44-40 only | |
| Full magazine | |
| Capped forearm | |
| Serial numbers on lower tang up to 31000 |
Second Model Rifle
| Dust cover operates on one central guide held in place with screws | |
| Checkered oval finger grip on top of dust cover in early guns | |
| Later 2nd Model guns have serrated finger grips on rear of dust cover | |
| Butt Plate metal and Crescent shaped | |
| Full-, half-octagon, or round barrel | |
| Fixed Front Sight | |
| Solid frame or take down | |
| Full, 2/3 or 1/2 magazine | |
| Capped forearm | |
| Serial numbers on lower tang up to 90000 |
Third Model Rifle
| All guns have serrated finger grips on rare of dust cover | |
| Butt Plate metal and Crescent shaped | |
| Full-, half-octagon, or round barrel | |
| Fixed Front Sight | |
| Solid frame | |
| Full magazine | |
| Capped forearm | |
| Serial numbers on lower tang between 90000 and 720,000 |
1873 Rifle Styles
Sporting Rifle
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Carbine
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Musket
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Introduction | I. History of Winchester Rifles | II. Models | III. Styles | IV. Outline of Features | V. Condition | VI. Diagrams