Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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- Levergunner 2.0
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Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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.
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
The collectors only series is excellent...
Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms : The Models of 1866, 1873 & 1876
Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms : The Models of 1866, 1873 & 1876
Sincerely,
Hobie
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Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
this book is a beauty, though not inexpensive...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193146 ... ss_product
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193146 ... ss_product
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- Levergunner 2.0
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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?
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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
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
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aka Jack Christian SASS 11993 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
aka w44wcf (black powder)
NRA Life member
.22 WCF, .30 WCF, .44 WCF Cartridge Historian
Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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/
OK, found 2 on Amazon for $150/
Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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
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
aka John Kort
aka Jack Christian SASS 11993 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
aka w44wcf (black powder)
NRA Life member
.22 WCF, .30 WCF, .44 WCF Cartridge Historian
aka Jack Christian SASS 11993 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
aka w44wcf (black powder)
NRA Life member
.22 WCF, .30 WCF, .44 WCF Cartridge Historian
Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/091675 ... TTSMSB4ZBL
Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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.
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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.
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
Thanks bulldog, will go there also and have a look.
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Re: Looking for a good book on the 1873 Win
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.Hobie wrote:The collectors only series is excellent...
Winchester Lever Action Repeating Firearms : The Models of 1866, 1873 & 1876
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).
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