Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 26" Barrel Rifle in .44-40 with Thumbprint Dust Cover and Factory Letter - made in 1879 Category_MG 34 Mounts on 8 November 1942

on 8 November 1942

He made it to Europe only days after the 45th had made its fourth assault landing of the war on beaches just north of St

Metal Fittings have a great patina of age

the Germans came to understand the strategic importance of Pointe du Hoc

On 22 July

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 26" Barrel Rifle in .44-40 with Thumbprint Dust Cover and Factory Letter - made in 1879 Category_MG 34 Mounts on 8 November 1942Original Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" Well this just came to us amongst a Collection of just TEN very choice items all purchased by a collector in the 1980's. This very fine rifle is in . 44 40 caliber with a special order 26" round barrel and full length magazine tube. It also is a very early example of the "Second Model" 1873, and still has the classic "Thumbprint" knurled area on the dust cover, which was eliminated