Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1889 - Serial 319486 Vickers MMG and sold for £270

and sold for £270

dedicated to “all our buddies killed in action

WWI issue M1917 helmet with wonderful hand painted Third Army insignia to front

The rifle has an issue date stamped into the barrel of 1884

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1889 - Serial 319486 Vickers MMG and sold for £270Original 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 "semi buckhorn" rear adjustable sight. The serial number is 319486B denoting the year of manufacture as 1889. The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear, with a bit of