Description
fitted for use with cavalry
the unit crossed the Rhine near Hitsdorf
German made private purchase
indicating manufacture by Bandfabrik Ewald Vorsteher in Wuppertal
Pennsylvania was born in 1921 and enlisted on September 1st
Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1892 - Serial 406400 Military Maps fitted for use with cavalryOriginal 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 406400B denoting the year of manufacture as 1892. The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear, with a bit of