Original U.S. Winchester Rare "Open Top" Model 1873 .44-40 Repeating Rifle Made in 1878 with Custom Dust Cover, Research, and Factory Letter - Serial 27856 Japanese Replica The group entered combat with

The group entered combat with Fifteenth Air Force in May 1944

Comes more than ready for translation and display

A lovely patinated of an early American Musket that would look fantastic as part of any early arms collection

These would have come under the auspices of Ben Baker

This is a lovely example of a British military bass drum

Original U.S. Winchester Rare "Open Top" Model 1873 .44-40 Repeating Rifle Made in 1878 with Custom Dust Cover, Research, and Factory Letter - Serial 27856 Japanese Replica The group entered combat withOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is it! This is a very rare FIRST MODEL Winchester 1873, and even better, it is one of the VERY RARE OPEN TOP examples that were made during the 1877 1888 period, which did not have any type of dust cover over the ejection port on top of the action. These were only produced for about a short period of time with serial numbers around the 27,000 range, not long before the introduction of the "Second Model after