Winchester Third Model 1873 Musket manufactured circa 1903. The musket has the distinctive 30 inch barrel with full-length forearm, three barrel bands, block front sight base that serves as a lug for a socket bayonet, military style folding leaf rear sight and carbine buttplate. The middle barrel band and stock are fitted with sling swivels. The frame has the Third Model integral dust cover rail and a dust cover with serrated edges. The buttplate has a sliding brass trapdoor. The barrel, magazine, barrel bands and frame have the Winchester commercial blue finish. The hammer, loading lever and buttplate are casehardened. The straight grain American walnut stock and forearm are oil finished. 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." between the lower barrel band and the rear sight. The caliber "44 W.C.F" is roll-stamped on the top of the barrel at the breech. "44 Cal." is roll-stamped in script letters on the bottom of the brass cartridge elevator. "{MODEL 1873}" is roll-stamped on the upper tang in fancy letters with foliate devices at either end. The serial number is stamped in script numerals on the lower tang between the lever latch and the upper tang screw.

Excellent. The musket is in original condition and shows minor handling and storage marks. There are four small spots of pitting on the right side of the receiver near the junction with the forearm and two smaller pitted spots on the lower left edge of the receiver at the forearm. There are two scuff marks on the top of the receiver near the dust cover rail and several light scratches on the left side of the receiver behind the side plate. The stock and forearm have several light storage marks but remain in excellent condition. This is an excellent example of a Third Model Winchester 1873 Musket.