Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1893 - Serial 443908 Price_$-00 - $30 Deployed to IX Bomber Command

Deployed to IX Bomber Command in Egypt in December 1942

though it takes a strong bolt pull to present the ejector/feed block

The tang signature (mei) on the tang is partly missing due to the tang being shorted as part of the process of “suriage”

MiG-19 (J-6)

The US Navy and Marine Corps followed in early 1917

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Rifle with Octagonal Barrel made in 1893 - Serial 443908 Price_$-00 - $30 Deployed to IX Bomber CommandOriginal Item: "The Gun that Won the West!" This fine rifle is in . 38 40 caliber (marked . 38 WCF on chamber) with a 24" octagonal barrel and full length magazine tube. It also still has traces of the the 38 CAL. marking on the feed block. Features the classic front sight and "flat top" rear adjustable sight. The serial number is 443908B denoting the year of manufacture as 1893. The engraving on the top of the barrel is clear, with just a bit of