The Winchester 1873 was made in rifles, carbines and muskets. Most of the carbines and muskets were of standard configuration but many rifles had features such as fancy wood, pistol grip, checking, longer or shorter barrel length, heavier barrel weight, octagon or half octagon barrel (round was standard), matted barrel, shotgun butt, Swiss butt, sling swivels, special stock dimensions, shorter magazine, engraving, special sights, nickel or part nickel finish (sometimes silver or gold), case hardened frame and many other custom features. Standard barrels on carbines were 20" round, rifles 24" round (more octagon barrels were made), Muskets 30" round. The carbines and muskets were always made with round barrels. Rifle barrels were as short as 14" and up to 36".  Carbine barrels were as short as 12" with many In 15" and 16".  A few Spanish contract carbines and muskets were made and were quite different - see The Winchester Book [by George Madis]

This Winchester has survived in fine high condition, 80%+ original and overall deep to medium blue, with some nice deep color in the more protected areas. Several spots of blue mixing to brown. Toned rainbow hues on the lever with vivid rainbow hues on the hammer. The stocks show overall very light wear and about 70% original varnish. All original parts, crisp action, crisp markings. Round 24 inch 'heavy barrel'. #294xxx made in 1888. Original buckhorn stock. The bore is bright, shiny and crisply rifled. The rifle has seen very light use and is in excellent mechanical condition. Very fine overall.

Collection MS Antique Firearms. 

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873 SRC 44/40 WCF IN FINE CONDITION 

This Winchester SRC has the 20” round barrel, full mag, color case hardened hammer and lever, 1873-marked carbine-style adjustable leaf sight graduated from 200 - 900 yards. Barleycorn front sight, bronze cartridge elevator properly marked “44 CAL.”, straight grain walnut stocks with carbine buttplate and trap door.

Condition: FINE! Metal parts have full coverage of original thinning blue finish that is turning a pleasing plum patina with age. The left side of receiver has a very attractive look with a great saddle ring shadow. Vivid case colors remain on the hammer. Still retaining a high degree of original varnish finish, barrel address is clear, sights are in excellent condition. Action is crisp, bore is bright with sharp rifling and would rate an 9 on a scale of 1-10. Includes a Winchester factory letter of authentication.

Collection MS Antique Firearms. 

WINCHESTER MODEL 1890 IN CALIBER 22 SHORT, MADE IN 1896, ANTIQUE

In the late 1880s, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company asked John Browning to design a replacement for the Model 1873 rifle since the rimfire version of the Model 1873 had never achieved any great popularity. On June 26, 1888, a patent for the new design was issued to John and Matthew Browning.^[1] Under this patent, Winchester created the second repeating slide action .22 rifle ever successfully developed and manufactured, being narrowly edged out by the small-frame Colt Lightning Carbine.

The Model 1890 proved to be the most successful repeating rimfire rifle for general all-around shooting ever made by Winchester. Approximately 849,000 Model 1890 rifles were produced between 1890 and 1932, after which the Model 1890 was replaced by the Winchester Model 62 rifle. The final cleanup of stock on hand was completed in 1941.

For many years, the Model 1890 was considered to be the standard for use in shooting galleries, hence its nickname of "gallery gun."

The Model 1890 was a slide-action, top-ejecting rifle with an 18-inch magazine tube under the barrel. It had a 24-inch octagonal barrel, a plain walnut stock, and an overall weight of approximately 6lbs.

Calibers for the rifle include .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, and .22 Winchester Rimfire. The Model 1890 will only feed the round specific to that gun (e.g. a Model 1890 stamped ".22 Short" on the barrel will not feed .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, or .22 WRF; despite there being other 1890s chambered in those calibers). The .22 Long Rifle version was added in 1919.

Pistol grip stocks were available on later rifles.

This rifle is a standard configuration with a 24 inch octagon barrel chambered in 22 SHORT caliber, serial 38xxx, in exceptional condition given its age, made in 1896, with a excellent bore! Original sights. Barrel shows most original blue starting to brown with scattered light handling marks and a freckle here and there. Both sides of frame has some traces of original blue, especially in the protected areas. Magazine tube finish has started to turn brown with more blue in protected areas. Walnut stock is in very fine and untouched condition, never been sanded, no cracks or goughes. Crescent buttplate. Crisp tight action.

Collection: MS Antique Firearms. 

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 IN CALIBER 38 WCF, MADE IN 1894, ANTIQUE

Exceptional fine Winchester 1893 shotgun, 12 GA, 4 digit serial

The Winchester Model 1893 Slide Action Shotgun was designed and patented by the Browning Brothers, and was the first successful slide-action shotgun. It was introduced in May of 1893, and was manufactured until July of 1897. It was made in 12 Gauge only, and with a 2-5/8” chamber only, with 30” and 32” rolled steel Full choke barrels as standard.

Production of the Model 1893 was relatively short lived due to the action proving itself to be too weak when smokeless ammunition was introduced in the mid 1890s. This design flaw was corrected with the introduction of the Winchester Model 1897 Slide Action Shotgun. The total production for the Model 1893 was 34,176 guns.

Original Winchester factory records are available for this model from the Cody Firearms Museum in Cody, Wyoming, from serial number 1 thru 34050. 

The original Winchester factory records, the date of manufacture for Model 1893 S/N 1534 was August 22, 1893. It was received in the warehouse on September 1st, 1893 as a standard Field grade gun, 30" Full choke barrel, and it sold (shipped) on September 2nd, 1893 to order number 23831 with nine other identical guns to a hardwarestore.  

CONDITION, Excellent with over 95% blue finish on the barrel and equal amounts on the frame and butt plate. The rifle and the factory varnished walnut stocks have several minor storage rubs and scratches. The bore is spotless , Bright and with out issues. The action is crisp and properly functioning. This example is the finest one i have ever observed, manufactured in 1893.

Collection MS Antique Firearms. 

'Late' production, Henry rifle, serial 10426 Cal. 44 Henry RF. 

Late' production, Henry rifle, serial 10426 Cal. 44 Henry RF

Original 24" oct bbl, nickel silver blade front sight and folding ladder rear sight with elevator bar. Barrel has a good amount of dark brown patina. Very good bore for a Henry rifle. Receiver and buttplate are in very good condition. Small "W" inspection mark used by Oliver Winchester is locasted on the lower tang behind the lever latch. The famous "Henry Bump" is very slightle visible. Sling swivel on the stock and sling loop on barrel are standard features of the late production Henry rifles. Wood is in very good condition with just minor handling dings.

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