Cimarron

Cimarron 1873 Deluxe Short Rifle 38 WCF 20" Octagon Barrel 10+1 Capacity Case Hardened Standard Blued Finish Walnut Hand Checkered Pistol Grip Stock

Item #11120646 MPN CA214 UPC 844234100538

Caliber 38-40 Winchester

Condition New

Manufacturer

Name Cimarron

Phone (830)997-9090

Website http://www.cimarron-firearms.com

Address 105 Winding Oak Road , Fredericksburg, TX 78624

Cimarron 1873 Deluxe Short Rifle 38 WCF 20" Oct. Barrel 10+1 Capacity Case Hardened Standard Blue Finish Walnut Hand Checkered Pistol Grip Stock

- Caliber: 38-40 Winchester

- Barrel Length: 20 in.-Oct.

- Style: Deluxe Short Rifle

- Capacity: 10+1

- Frame: Case Hardened

- Finish: Standard Blue

- Stock/Forearm: Walnut Hand Checkered Pistol Grip

- Weight: 8.3 lbs

Winchester’s 1873 rifle was the “Rifle that Won the West.” It was chambered in a new, more powerful cartridge, the .44-40—a .44 caliber bullet, propelled by 40 grains of black powder. However, a factor that really insured the success of the 1873 Winchester rifles was that Colt quickly offered its Peacemaker chambered in .44-40, as well. A cowboy could have both a lever-action rifle and his six shooter, and needed only one cartridge belt for both. Most Texas Rangers and every old West cowboy worth his salt carried 1873 rifles. Chappo, the son of Apache war chief Geronimo, packed an 1873. And Buffalo Bill carried an 1873 lever-action rifle along with a pair of .44-40 Colts in 1876 when he worked as an Army scout.

The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this particular item.

The 38-40 Winchester (38-40 WCF) was introduced in 1874 in the Winchester Model 1873. It is based on the 44-40 necked down to a .401-inch diameter bullet, originally loaded with a 180-grain bullet in front of 40 grains blackpowder. Although never as popular as the 44-40, the 38-40 was chambered in a variety of lever-action and single-shot rifles. From 1878 the 38-40 was chambered by Colt in the Single Action Army and, later, Colt's Lightning slide action rifle and double-action revolvers. Current ballistics are about the same as the original blackpowder load, a 180-grain bullet at 1160 feet per second. Yielding just 538 foot-pounds, the 38-40 is extremely marginal for deer...but it was surely used by many settlers to fill the pot, as well as for personal defense. No new firearms have been chambered to 38-40 since 1937, but many rifles and revolvers so chambered are still in use. — Craig Boddington

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