Cimarron

Cimarron 1873 Sporting Lever Action Rifle 38-40 (38 Wcf) 24" Octagon Barrel Charcoal Blue

Item #11224388 MPN CA264C03 UPC NOUPC123263

Condition New

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 Sporting Lever Action Rifle 38-40 (38 WCF) 24" Octagon Barrel Charcoal Blue

Arguably the most famous rifle of the Old West, Winchester's first centerfire arm was manufactured from 1873-1919, with more than 541,000 turned out before 1900. A frontier favorite since its debut, this lever-action rifle was produced in a number of variations from short Trapper models and carbines to short and extra-long barreled rifles. A few short years after the 1873 rifle was introduced it was often teamed with the famed 1873 Peacemaker and other sixguns that had been chambered for the '73's .44-40 (.44WCF), .38-40 (.38 WCF), and .32-20 (.32 WCF) ammunition. The premier choice of the post-1874 Texas Rangers, this slab-sided saddle rifle was also favored by such well-known Westerners as Pat Garrett, William F. Cody, Montana Rancher Granville Stuart, and outlaws Butch Cassidy, Belle Starr and Billy the Kid. Cimarron's 1873 lever guns are considered the best!

Sku Ca264c03

Caliber 38 WCF

Style Sporting Rifle

Capacity 13 + 1

Frame Case Hardened

Finish Charcoal Blue

Stock/Forearm Walnut

Weight 8.8 Lbs.

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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