Pics of the 1873 Winchester?

Rube Burrows · January 22, 2009, 07:31:10 PM

I know alot of guys say the 1873 is a great competition rifle. I am thinking about getting one and was wondering if anyone has any pics of theirs that they use. Im looking for pics of some of the replicas. Do they have any tang markings? What kind of barrel markings do they have? Are they done in a style such as that done back then?

Sorry if this has been asked. I would think there is something like it somewhere but I could not find what I was looking for in a search.

Close ups of the tang would be nice.

Thanks pards

Abilene · January 22, 2009, 08:06:06 PM

Howdy Joey,
Here's a pic of mine. As you can see, I like carbines. If I was a serious competitor I'd probably be shooting an octagonal barreled short rifle or half-octagon, since I think they hold a little steadier. The tang marking in the second pic is the same on all of the Ubertis I believe. As for barrel markings, only the Cimarrons have the "King's Improvement Patented March 29j, 1866, October 16, 1860" on the barrels.

Rube Burrows · January 22, 2009, 09:56:49 PM

Thanks. Those are exactly the type of pics I was looking for. Man them sure are some purdy guns ya got there.

Dirty Brass · January 23, 2009, 02:51:16 PM

Here is a pic of the top on Cimarron guns.

Marshal Deadwood · January 25, 2009, 03:44:09 PM

Veryyyyyy nice carbines , ,, imspirational even !

MD

Rube Burrows · January 25, 2009, 05:21:22 PM

Yes.....very nice rifles.

I wish I could handle more before I buy. There is a club about 60 miles from here that I hope to try and shoot with soon. Im going to try to attend one of their matches and see if there is anything there I can handle.

Curley Cole · January 25, 2009, 07:53:07 PM

Howdy
Here is my 73. It is an EMF (Uberti) 20" octogon bbl. I like it cuz it has some weight to it. it is 45lc and shoots to point of aim out to about 80 yards. I love it.

The other picture is of Old Tops 73, not Uberti. He paid $25 for it back when we were in high school. (He shot it his first 2 years of SASS and is a tack driver...

good shootin

curley

Rube Burrows · January 25, 2009, 10:17:23 PM

Man....those are nice. I really like the second 73 on the bottom pic. Great looking rifle.

Curley Cole · January 26, 2009, 04:41:30 PM

Joey
here is a close up of that $25 Winchester, and one of his other pride and joys...

enjoy

curley

Rube Burrows · January 26, 2009, 09:10:19 PM

I still cant get over 25 dollars. WOW.

Both are nice though.

RattlesnakeJack · January 26, 2009, 09:46:52 PM

Well .... here's one a mite different - this was a rusty old original Model 1873 action with nothing else attached, and in need of some internals to boot, before a gunsmith friend turned it into a pistol caliber "pseudo North West Mounted Police carbine" for me to use in main match stages .....

Curley Cole · January 26, 2009, 11:55:49 PM

Joey
The 1/2 box of ammo cost him more than the gun..

Jack
That is really sweet.....

curley

Dirty Brass · January 27, 2009, 07:50:59 AM

I like that mock NWMP! What kind of rear sight is one there if I may ask ?

RattlesnakeJack · January 27, 2009, 12:34:31 PM

Quote from: brassmagnet on January 27, 2009, 07:50:59 AM
I like that mock NWMP! What kind of rear sight is one there if I may ask ?

It is a military Martini-Henry rear sight - i.e graduated on the sight base (slider/tangent adjustable) to 400 yards, with a flip-up "ladder" graduated to 1200 yards.

The original NWMP carbines (which were in fact the "big brother" Model 1876, as you likely know) were fitted with a somewhat similar sight usually called the "Spanish Meter" sight - i.e. that sort of adjustable sight, but graduated in meters rather than yards - something Spain had contracted for on a military order.

Rube Burrows · January 27, 2009, 07:54:42 PM

Pretty sharp looking rifle. I was looking at the new remakes of those in the Guns of the Old West magazine.

RattlesnakeJack · January 27, 2009, 08:53:16 PM

Quote from: Joey Guns on January 27, 2009, 07:54:42 PM
Pretty sharp looking rifle. I was looking at the new remakes of those in the Guns of the Old West magazine.

The one pictured above was done up specifically as a CAS main match rifle (chambered in .45 Colt) but last year I also had to get myself one of the new reproductions, too - chambered in the original .45-75, of course ......