Original U.S. Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Saddle Ring Carbine made in 1882 - Serial 16387 Stencils 5 × 7 × 3

5 × 7 × 3

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This rifle started life as a muzzle loading P-1853 Rifle Musket as used in the Crimean War

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Original U.S. Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Saddle Ring Carbine made in 1882 - Serial 16387 Stencils 5 × 7 × 3Original Item: Only One Available. The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt action repeating rifle patented by Benjamin B. Hotchkiss in 1876 and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and Springfield Armory from 1878. The Hotchkiss, like most early bolt actions, had a single rear locking lug integral with the bolt handle, but was unique in feeding multiple rounds from a tubular buttstock magazine similar to the Spencer rifle. The . 45 70