The Winchester Model 1873 was more than a rifle model. It became an American symbol. As gun writer Ned Crossman stated in 1920, the 73 was "the rifle that put the name Winchester on the map of the ...

If this rifle could talk, it may recite a yarn of weary settlers on horseback, scouring for water. The Winchester Model 1873 was found in the Nevada desert.

The 1873 rifles will be available in .357-38, .44-40 Winchester or .45 Colt, all with straight grips. Every rifle has a 24" octagonal barrel and factory checkered stocks.

Lever-action aficionados will want to check out Uberti's new competition rifle, which is really a suped-up Winchester 1873 replica that is competition-ready right out of the box.

Archaeologists traversing Great Basin National Park in Nevada came across an interesting find: a 132-year-old Winchester Model 1873 repeating rifle.