Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win

[the telegraphist]

Gday all, looking for a good book on the 1873 Winchester, all models and some of the variants with dates of changeover for the various models. Anyone know of such a publication, or if one exists? including the different styles of factory sights that may have been fitted.

[Hobie]

The collectors only series is excellent...

Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms : The Models of 1866, 1873 & 1876

[bdhold]

this book is a beauty, though not inexpensive...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193146 ... ss_product

[the telegraphist]

Thanks your replies guys, the book you mention Hobie is available and instock down in Melbourne at a Guns bookshop specialist will get him to send one up. Many thanks. The other book mentioned is not available here, but have an account with Amazon and will get one sent over. Again thanks. Amazing this net stuff, how did we all survive before without it?

[w30wcf]

telegraphist,
g'day to you as well. One of the most definitive books on the 1873 was written by George W.Stone in 1973. Sadly it is out of print but an internet search would possibly turn up a copy. From the introduction....."THis book covers the technical, mechanical and historical aspects of the gun."



w30wcf

[bdhold]

John, I searched for the the Stone book on abebooks and it didn't even turn up there - very unusual - I have found so many out-of-print books listed there. That one is going to be difficult to find.

OK, found 2 on Amazon for $150/

[w30wcf]

bulldog,
Having purchased an original '73 in 1999, I bought my copy of this book in 2000. As I recall, the purhase price at that time was around $70.00. $150....ouch!

Thank you,
w30wcf

[bdhold]

here's a book that has been on my Amazon wish list for 3 years now - I can just never justify springing for it
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/091675 ... TTSMSB4ZBL

[KWK]

Dixie has a copy of Stone's The Winchester 1873 Handbook for $60. My state library has a copy, so I'll just borrow that for a few weeks.

[the telegraphist]

w30wcf, many thanks your input sir, I will get on the job and see what the net produces, that sounds like a must have book on the 73.

[the telegraphist]

Thanks bulldog, will go there also and have a look.

[OJ]

The collectors only series is excellent...

Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms : The Models of 1866, 1873 & 1876

Hobie has it right - I have many books from North Cape - publisher of that one - good outfit and books are detailed beyond any others I have.

https://www.northcapepubs.com/

I've found in the past buying some books from that publisher got me better prices. On one occasion when I was looking for one of Kuhnhausen's 1911 books, I was advised by one of the two big book sellers it was "out of print" but available for about five times the new price - they did apologize when I notified them. I bought from the North cape publishers ($22.95).