Winchester Model 1873

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873			First Serial Number of Each Year			These were manufactured from 1873 to 1923.
Model	YEAR	Serial number	Model	Year	Serial No	Model	Year	Serial No
1873	1873	1	1873	1874	127	1873	1875	2727
1873	1876	11326	1873	1877	12315	1873	1878	23629
1873	1879	27502	1873	1880	41522	1873	1881	63537
1873	1882	81621	1873	1883	109508	1873	1884	109508
1873	1885	175127	1873	1886	196222	1873	1887	222938
1873	1888	255923	1873	1889	284530	1873	1990	323957
1873	1891	363221	1873	1892	405027	1873	1893	441626
1873	1894	466642	1873	1895	481827	1873	1896	499309
1873	1897	507546	1873	1898	531422	1873	1899	525923
1873	1900	541329	1873	1901	554129	1873	1902	557237
1873	1903	564558	1873	1904	573957	1873	1905	588954
1873	1906	602558	1873	1907	NONE	1873	1908	NONE
1873	1909	613781	1873	1910	630386	1873	1911	656102
1873	1912	669325	1873	1913	678528	1873	1914	684420
1873	1915	686511	1873	1916	688432	1873	1917	694021
1873	1918	698618	1873	1919	700735	1873	1920	702043
1873	1921	702050	1873	1922	702076	1873	1923	702349

WINCHESTER MODEL 1873			Number of Guns produced each year.			These were manufactured from 1873 to 1923.
Model	Year	Number produced	Model	Year	Number Produced	Model	Year	Numbered produced

1873	1873	126	1873	1874	2599	1873	1875	8598
1873	1876	11825	1873	1877	476	1873	1878	3872
1873	1879	14019	1873	1880	22015	1873	1881	18083
1873	1882	27886	1873	1883	35995	1873	1884	29622
1873	1885	21094	1873	1886	26715	1873	1887	32984
1873	1888	28606	1873	1889	39426	1873	1990	39263
1873	1891	41805	1873	1892	36598	1873	1893	25015
1873	1894	15184	1873	1895	17481	1873	1896	8236
1873	1897	5875	1873	1898	12500	1873	1899	15045
1873	1900	12799	1873	1901	3107	1873	1902	7320
1873	1903	9399	1873	1904	149996	1873	1905	13603
1873	1906	11222	1873	1907	NONE	1873	1908	NONE
1873	1909	26604	1873	1910	25715	1873	1911	13222
1873	1912	9202	1873	1913	5891	1873	1914	2090
1873	1915	1920	1873	1916	5588	1873	1917	4596
1873	1918	2116	1873	1919	1307	1873	1920	6
1873	1921	25	1873	1922	273	1873	1923	18260

All model 1873’s manufactured after serial number 525923 are considered modern and are subject to all the BATF Federal guide lines including back ground checks.
There were over 720,000 Model 1873 Winchester ‘s manufactured .
The longest barrel length known on a Model 1873 is 37 inches .
The shortest known barrel length on a Model 1873 is 12 inches .
The standard length for a Model 1873 Rifle is 24 inches
Special order barrels were made from 26 — 28 –30–32– 34 –36 -37 inches.
Special order finishes were available from Winchester in Nickel , Silver, Gold , Silver and Gold ,Blue and Case color.
There were 136– 1 of 1000 Winchester 73 rifles manufactured .
There were 8—– 1 of 100 Winchester 73 rifles manufactured
Short rifles were made with 20 — 21– 22 –23–24 inch barrels .
The standard length barrel for a Model 73 Carbine is 20 inches
Winchester trappers were made with barrels from 12 to 20 inches with 15 inches being the most common.
Winchesters with engraving are quite rare with engraving priced from 50 cents to 5.00 dollars .
Engraving prices were 50 and 75 cents –1.00– 1.50–1.75— 2.00 –2.50–3.00 –3.50–4.00 –5.00 –6.00 –7.00–8.00 and 9.00 ..You get get amount of engraving at any price you wanted by quotes from Winchester .
Deluxe guns were made with 2 –3 — 4 X wood in either pistol grip or straight stock all are considered special order.
Musket were made in Model 73 Winchesters and most were shipped to South America.
Winchester Model 73’s with 7 leaf express sights were manufactured for the India and South Africa markets and are hard to find today in the United States today.
The first Winchester Model 73 Winchester’s had thumb print dust covers with 5 different ones made in the first and early second model 73’s .
Winchester 73’s were manufactured in the following caliber’s –22 short –22 long –32-20–38-40–44-40 .
For more information on this subject we recommend the following books:

WINCHESTER ENGRAVING by R.L.Wilson .
THE WINCHESTER BOOK by George Madis.
WINCHESTER HANDBOOK by Bill West.
WINCHESTER AN AMERICAN LEGEND by R.L. Wilson.
SURVEY OF WINCHESTER 1873’s by James Gordon.

Factory letters for you gun can be obtained from:
The Cody Firearms Museum
Buafflo Bill Historical Center
720 Sheridan Ave
Cody Wy . 82414
1 307 578 4032
www.bbhc.org/firearms/records.cfm