This is an excellent example of a Winchester Model 1873 lever action Rifle that was manufactured in 1882. The rifle has the Third Model integral dust cover rail, dust cover with serrated edges and concealed trigger pin. The 24-inch round barrel, full-length magazine, forearm cap and receiver have the Winchester high polish blue finish. The loading gate is niter blue. The hammer, loading lever and crescent buttplate are case hardened. The buttplate has a sliding brass trap door and the upper tang is factory drilled and tapped for a tang mounted rear sight. The second style hammer has coarse checkering with distinct borders. The straight grain black walnut stock and forearm have a low-luster oil finish. The barrel is fitted with a dove tail mounted sporting style front sight with nickel-silver blade and a sporting style rear sight with serrated edges. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the two-line legend "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN.CT./KING"S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH. 29. 1886. OCTOBER 16. 1860.". "38-Cal." is roll-stamped on the top of the barrel just in front of the receiver. The bottom of the brass cartridge elevator is roll-stamped "38 CAL" in script letters. The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped "{ MODEL. 1873. }" in fancy letters with foliate designs at either end. The serial number, "137117A" is stamped in script on the lower tang between the lever latch and the tang screw.