Original U.S. Winchester First Model 1873 .44-40 Rifle with Round Barrel Serial 275 - Manufactured 1874 Multi Nation Flags At Myitkyina we had contests

At Myitkyina we had contests to see who could be highest when we passed the tower on take-off

was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for valour on the night of 28–29 November 1942 when despite serious face wounds from shell-fire during a raid on the Fiat works at Turin and loss of blood

British Service Longarms

The serial number found on the side of the lower tang under the butt stock is 2281

often very faded

Original U.S. Winchester First Model 1873 .44-40 Rifle with Round Barrel Serial 275 - Manufactured 1874 Multi Nation Flags At Myitkyina we had contestsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is it! This is a very rare FIRST MODEL Winchester 1873, and is in fact the earliest that we have EVER offered, being made in 1874! These were only produced for about 6 years ending in late 1879. This rifle is in the very popular . 44 40 caliber the same as the Colt Frontier 1873 Revolver which allowed the owner to use the same ammunition for both rifle and handgun. This really is "The Gun that Won the West!" This