Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1893 - Serial 443908 Price_$-00 - $30 Eventually the batch of experimental

Eventually the batch of experimental sabres was abolished and sold to England

Deployed to IX Bomber Command in Egypt in December 1942

Overall Length: 41 1/2"

The tang signature (mei) on the tang is partly missing due to the tang being shorted as part of the process of “suriage”

for Gustloff-Werke

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1893 - Serial 443908 Price_$-00 - $30 Eventually the batch of experimentalOriginal Item: "The Gun that Won the West!" This fine rifle is in . 38 40 caliber (marked . 38 WCF on chamber) with a 24" octagonal barrel and full length magazine tube. It also still has traces of the the 38 CAL. marking on the feed block. Features the classic front sight and "flat top" rear adjustable sight. The serial number is 443908B denoting the year of manufacture as 1893. The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear, with just a bit of