This is a very fine example of a Winchester Deluxe Model 1873 lever action Rifle that was manufactured in 1883. The rifle is accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum factory letter that states it was shipped from the Winchester warehouse on September 25, 1883. The letter describes the rifle as: Casehardened, 38 caliber, with octagon barrel, plain trigger, checkered stock with pistol grip and sporting leaf sights. The rifle has a casehardened receiver, hammer, lever, forearm cap and crescent buttplate. The full octagon barrel and full length magazine have a blue finish. The barrel is fitted with a dove-tail mounted, Lyman "Hunting" front sight with ivory bead and a folding adjustable leaf rear sight calibrated to 800 yards and marked "1873". The receiver has the Third Model integral dust cover rail and dust cover with serrated edges. The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped for a tang-mounted rear sight. The second style hammer has course checkering with distinct borders. The buttplate has a sliding brass trap. The stock and forearm are highly figured, "fancy grain" walnut with "Style H" checkered panels and a high polish "piano finish". The stock pistol grip has an ebony inlay. 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. 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860." The upper receiver tang is roll-stamped with the third style marking: "{ MODEL. 1873.}" in fancy letters with foliate designs at either end. "38 CAL" is engraved on the bottom of the brass cartridge carrier. The script style serial number, "132593" is stamped on the lower receiver tang behind the loading lever latch reading from the left side of the tang to the right.