This is an outstanding example of a Third Model Winchester Model 1873 manufactured in 1909. The top barrel flat is marked "WINCHESTER'S REPEATING ARMS. NEW HAVEN, CONN. U.S.A./KING'S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29. 1866.OCTOBER 16.1860." ahead of the rear sight, "32 W.C.F." is on the upper left flat at the breech and the Winchester oval proof is marked on the top barrel flat and top of the receiver at the breech. The upper tang is marked "MODEL 1873/-WINCHESTER-/TRADE MARK", the serial number is marked on the lower tang and the bottom of the brass cartridge elevator is marked "32 CAL". The upper receiver tang is factory drilled and tapped for a tang-mounted sight. Dovetailed nickel silver blade front and adjustable rear buckhorn sporting sights. Blue finish with casehardened hammer, lever and buttplate. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a crescent buttplate. The accompanying Cody Firearms Museum letter verifies the rifle configuration, 32 caliber, octagon barrel, that it was received in the warehouse on December 13, 1909 and it was shipped from the warehouse on January 10, 1910 to Richards & Conover Hardware Co. in St Louis, Mo., on order number 243029. This is unique in that Winchester letters rarely, if ever, document where the rifle was shipped.