Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Military Musket with 30" Barrel made in 1895 - Serial 482615B Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and the trigger guard is

and the trigger guard is marked

It is marked BRESCIA over an 1879 date on the barrel

Last ditch efforts in WW2 included issuing "rubberized" bayonet scabbards to save on steel and other raw materials

with white thread on a black green base

That was a joke

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 Military Musket with 30" Barrel made in 1895 - Serial 482615B Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and the trigger guard isOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" Another item that we have not offered previously. A very fine example of the very RARE Winchester model 1873 Military "Musket" in . 44 40 caliber (marked . 44CAL on the chamber and ejector block) with a 30" round barrel and full length magazine tube. This model represented only 5 10% of total production, and was geared towards military contracts, which sadly did not pan out like they had