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SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:39 pm
by TOOL MAN
After 144 years, back in The Constitution State from whence it came:
1879 Special Order '73 Deluxe .44 WCF
28" Octagon Barrel
Set Trigger
Case-Hardened Receiver
Nickel Trimmings (incl. magazine tube)
Vernier Tang/Windage Sight
$5.00 Factory Engraving
German Silver Nameplate
Bright and Shiny Bore ("Never a Screw Turned" candidate?)
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Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:12 pm
by bbman3
Oh what a wonderful Winchester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bobby
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:54 pm
by Researcher
Gotta dig out my DVD of the Jimmy Stewart, Dan Duryea movie!!
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:59 pm
by Stan Hillis
Beautiful. What a find!
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:50 am
by fox-admin
Double thumbs up Tool!!! That is one fine looking rifle.
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:47 am
by MARSHFELLOW
Looks like a fantastic '73........ cartridge board looks special too. NICE!
tjw
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:13 am
by Jeff S
Wow! Beautiful rifle!
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:20 am
by ROMAC
Great rifle, now go shoot something with it!
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:42 pm
by Sporrns
Steve, do you know who did the engraving? Is it signed? Hell of a rifle - would it be adequate for wild boar? Kevin
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:38 am
by DarylC
Great movie and a great rifle. Nice score Tool.
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:49 pm
by Stan Hillis
Sporrns wrote: ↑Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:42 pm
Steve, do you know who did the engraving? Is it signed? Hell of a rifle - would it be adequate for wild boar? Kevin
Kevin, this is just my opinion (from one who hunts wild hogs year around), but the .44 WCF (.44-40} isn't what I'd want in a hog round. Hogs come in all sizes, and I've killed smallish ones cleanly with a .22 Magnum. But, when you say wild boar it conjures up the idea of big, tough boars in the 300 pound+ range. Another thing to consider is if you want to anchor the hog on the spot or can you be satisfied with a lung shot that results in a dead hog some distance away. They're tough to put down, barring a head shot. I'd like more energy for trying to anchor a big boar on site..
Re: SPECIAL DELIVERY C/O NEW HAVEN, CT.
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 7:13 am
by 44whiskey
beyond beautiful, what a find. how is set trigger set on 73 ,regards fred
