Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Repeating Rifle with Round Barrel and Shortened Magazine made in 1883 - Serial 135305A Vietnam Seaman Paper Company

Seaman Paper Company

These retain most of their original lightly textured paint

He passed away in 2001 and his obituary can be found at this link

It looks like there was a DR marking further down

The leather is very dark brown

Original U.S. Winchester Model 1873 .38-40 Repeating Rifle with Round Barrel and Shortened Magazine made in 1883 - Serial 135305A Vietnam Seaman Paper CompanyOriginal Item: Only One Available. "The Gun that Won the West!" This wonderful Winchester repeating rifle is in . 38 40 caliber, correctly marked with 38 CAL. over the chamber and . 38 CAL the brass carrier block. It features a standard 24" round barrel, and was originally fitted with a full length magazine, however at some point the original magazine was modified or replaced with a half length example. A new dovetail was made in the bottom of the