Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel Made in 1897 with Replica Cleaning Rod - Serial 510694B Russian Flags The treasure was secreted in

The treasure was secreted in a flower box outside the Inn and turned out to be a plastic bag containing 75 MP 40 extractors each carefully removed from the weapon before destruction

There is light overall fouling

and required a lot of machine work

later moving to Mesopotamia

The right side of the blade has a lovely etched panel with the text Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit (In Memory of my Service Period)

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel Made in 1897 with Replica Cleaning Rod - Serial 510694B Russian Flags The treasure was secreted inOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" This lovely "frontier used" Winchester repeating rifle is in . 38 40 caliber, marked with 38 W. C. F. over the chamber and . 38 CAL. on the the brass carrier block. It features a desirable 24" octagonal barrel and full length magazine tube. As with all examples, it is marked MODEL. 1873. on the upper receiver tang. Features the classic front sight with a nickel blade and iconic