This is a Winchester Model 1873, 22 short caliber. made in 1880s and left in a leaky barn for past 50 years. I got this rifle at a garage sale for $25. I did research and realized I found a very very rare gun. It was not kept in good shape… the guy I got it from didnt know too much about it or why it was kept in such bad conditions. According to the s.n. it was made in 1880s!!! it is about 140 years old! The one missing part was the ejector spring. I got it on eBay for $100.

Thank you evapo-rust.com!

To the trolls that want to stomp on this restoration remember this:
it was a useless rusty pile of nothing. Now it works.

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