Winchester 1873 rifle manufactured in 1888. This Third Model rifle has the integral dust cover rail on the receiver and dust cover with serrated edges. The full octagon barrel has nickel-silver blade front sight and an adjustable sporting style rear sight with serrated edges. The upper tang is factory drilled and tapped. Fitted with a walnut stock and forearm. The top barrel flat is roll-stamped "WINCHESTER'S REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A./-KING'S IMPROVEMENT PATENTED MARCH 29.1866.OCTOBER 16.1860-" ahead of the rear sight. The caliber "32 W.C.F." is stamped between the rear sight and the receiver. "32 CAL" is stamped in script letters on the bottom of the brass cartridge elevator. "- MODEL. 1873.-" is stamped in fancy letters on the upper tang with foliate decorations at either end of the marking. The serial number is stamped in script numerals on the lower tang between the lever latch and the tang screw.