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Description: Winchester Hotchkiss Bolt Action Model 1879 or 1st Model Carbine
A scarce second variation Hotchkiss carbine serial number 12139 with a 24 round barrel that is chambered in .45-70. Overall good condition with the metal being an even patina with some build up of old rust that has been stabilized. The bore is rough but may clean some. Wood shows hair line crack at the wrist, handling wear is also noted. Action functions correctly. A very good-looking 1st Model made for the US Calvary!
The US military experimented almost continuously with new repeating weapons after the end of the US Civil War. The rifles submitted for testing are a fascinating spectrum of ideas. Many were purchased in relatively small quantities for military field testing.
About the Hotchkiss Carbine
The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating weapon 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 Hotchkiss was acquired in limited numbers by the US Army Calvary, making it the first center-fire bolt-action repeater to be adopted by any major military.
U.S. Government ordered 500 Carbines for Cavalry use. The system was never a great success and as a result examples are now hard to find. This carbine has a 24 inch barrel, which is the second variation seen, as earlier models had a 22 1/2 barrel.
This saddle Ring Carbine is fitted with a tubular butt magazine, which is capable of holding 5 rounds. On the right hand side of the stock just behind the bolt is a rotating switch that acts as a safety or cut-off to the tubular magazine, which identifies this as a "First Model" carbine.
A hard to find military Saddle Ring Carbine, ready for display! Price: $1,895.00
Description: Winchester Hotchkiss Bolt Action Model 1879 or 1st Model Carbine
A scarce second variation Hotchkiss carbine serial number 12139 with a 24 round barrel that is chambered in .45-70. Overall good condition with the metal being an even patina with some build up of old rust that has been stabilized. The bore is rough but may clean some. Wood shows hair line crack at the wrist, handling wear is also noted. Action functions correctly. A very good-looking 1st Model made for the US Calvary!
The US military experimented almost continuously with new repeating weapons after the end of the US Civil War. The rifles submitted for testing are a fascinating spectrum of ideas. Many were purchased in relatively small quantities for military field testing.
About the Hotchkiss Carbine
The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating weapon 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 Hotchkiss was acquired in limited numbers by the US Army Calvary, making it the first center-fire bolt-action repeater to be adopted by any major military.
U.S. Government ordered 500 Carbines for Cavalry use. The system was never a great success and as a result examples are now hard to find. This carbine has a 24 inch barrel, which is the second variation seen, as earlier models had a 22 1/2 barrel.
This saddle Ring Carbine is fitted with a tubular butt magazine, which is capable of holding 5 rounds. On the right hand side of the stock just behind the bolt is a rotating switch that acts as a safety or cut-off to the tubular magazine, which identifies this as a "First Model" carbine.
A hard to find military Saddle Ring Carbine, ready for display! Price: $1,895.00
Description: Winchester Hotchkiss Bolt Action Model 1879 or 1st Model Carbine
A scarce second variation Hotchkiss carbine serial number 12139 with a 24 round barrel that is chambered in .45-70. Overall good condition with the metal being an even patina with some build up of old rust that has been stabilized. The bore is rough but may clean some. Wood shows hair line crack at the wrist, handling wear is also noted. Action functions correctly. A very good-looking 1st Model made for the US Calvary!
The US military experimented almost continuously with new repeating weapons after the end of the US Civil War. The rifles submitted for testing are a fascinating spectrum of ideas. Many were purchased in relatively small quantities for military field testing.
About the Hotchkiss Carbine
The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating weapon 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 Hotchkiss was acquired in limited numbers by the US Army Calvary, making it the first center-fire bolt-action repeater to be adopted by any major military.
U.S. Government ordered 500 Carbines for Cavalry use. The system was never a great success and as a result examples are now hard to find. This carbine has a 24 inch barrel, which is the second variation seen, as earlier models had a 22 1/2 barrel.
This saddle Ring Carbine is fitted with a tubular butt magazine, which is capable of holding 5 rounds. On the right hand side of the stock just behind the bolt is a rotating switch that acts as a safety or cut-off to the tubular magazine, which identifies this as a "First Model" carbine.
A hard to find military Saddle Ring Carbine, ready for display! Price: $1,895.00
Description: Winchester Hotchkiss Bolt Action Model 1879 or 1st Model Carbine
A scarce second variation Hotchkiss carbine serial number 12139 with a 24 round barrel that is chambered in .45-70. Overall good condition with the metal being an even patina with some build up of old rust that has been stabilized. The bore is rough but may clean some. Wood shows hair line crack at the wrist, handling wear is also noted. Action functions correctly. A very good-looking 1st Model made for the US Calvary!
The US military experimented almost continuously with new repeating weapons after the end of the US Civil War. The rifles submitted for testing are a fascinating spectrum of ideas. Many were purchased in relatively small quantities for military field testing.
About the Hotchkiss Carbine
The Winchester Hotchkiss was a bolt-action repeating weapon 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 Hotchkiss was acquired in limited numbers by the US Army Calvary, making it the first center-fire bolt-action repeater to be adopted by any major military.
U.S. Government ordered 500 Carbines for Cavalry use. The system was never a great success and as a result examples are now hard to find. This carbine has a 24 inch barrel, which is the second variation seen, as earlier models had a 22 1/2 barrel.
This saddle Ring Carbine is fitted with a tubular butt magazine, which is capable of holding 5 rounds. On the right hand side of the stock just behind the bolt is a rotating switch that acts as a safety or cut-off to the tubular magazine, which identifies this as a "First Model" carbine.
A hard to find military Saddle Ring Carbine, ready for display! Price: $1,895.00