WINCHESTER 1883 Hotchkiss .45-70 GOVT

Description:
Guns Listing ID: 671377



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 Hotchkiss was acquired in limited numbers by the US Navy as the M1879, and (in a slightly modified version) by the US Army and several state militias as the M1883, making it the first center-fire bolt-action repeater to be adopted by any major military (the distinction of first bolt-action repeating rifle to be issued in great numbers as a standard military arm was the Swiss Vetterli 1869, which utilized very large rim-fire metallic cartridges).
This rifle is from 1890 and is missing the rear buttplate . appears to function correctly . With a rifle of this age please have it inspected before firing and i would imagine black powder only

Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: WINCHESTER
Model: 1883 Hotchkiss
Caliber Info: .45-70 GOVT
Condition: Used - Non-Certified
Barrels: 26" BARREL
Action: BOLT ACTION
Finish: blued

Price: $1,500.99
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