This is an attractive example of a Winchester Model 1866 rifle manufactured in 1873. The rifle has a blue full octagon barrel, full length magazine and loading gate, brass forearm cap, frame and crescent buttplate and casehardened hammer and lever. The stock and forearm are straight grain black walnut with a varnish finish. Factory sling swivels are mounted on the forearm cap and stock. The barrel has a dovetail mounted sporting style front sight with steel blade and a Henry style folding leaf rear sight with rounded top. The buttplate has a hinged trapdoor. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped with the two-line legend "WINCHESTER'S-REPEATING-ARMS. NEW HAVEN.CT./KING'S-IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29.1865. OCTOBER 16.1860." ahead of the rear sight. The serial number "118425" is stamped on the lower tang behind the trigger.