This is an example of a Winchester Model 1873 rifle that was manufactured in 1889. This Third Model rifle has an integral dust cover rail and dust cover with serrated edges. The rifle has a special order, 30-inch round barrel and full-length magazine. The barrel has a "Rocky Mountain" front sight with steel blade and a Sporting Style rear sight with adjustable center insert. The crescent steel buttplate has a sliding brass trapdoor. The barrel, magazine, forearm cap and receiver are blue. The hammer, loading lever and buttplate have a color casehardened finish. The stock and forearm are varnished straight grain black walnut. The top of the barrel is roll-stamped with the legend "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29 1866. OCTOBER 16. 1860" in two lines ahead of the rear sight. "38 CAL" is stamped on the top of the barrel just ahead of the receiver. The bottom of the brass cartridge elevator is stamped "38 CAL" in script. The serial number, "340324B" is stamped in script numerals on the lower tang between the lever latch and the tang screw. No letter is available to writer at time of description.